The Filigree Ball: Being a Full and True Account of the Solution of the Mystery Concerning the Jeffrey-Moore Affair

418 pp. 8vo. 6-page terminal publisher ad. A novel by the author who has been called 'the mother of the detective novel' - she was among the first American authors to write detective fiction, and her stories were reputed for their legal accuracy. Her characters are credited as inspirations for such famous detectives as Miss Marple and Miss Silver, and for popularizing the idea of the detective mystery series.