The Woman in the Alcove

The Woman in the Alcove is the third book in the Caleb Sweetwater series. The spinster-detective in the novel is Miss Van Arsdale, a member of the high society in New York and a woman who is short and plain in appearance.

• Against all odds, Rita Van Ardsdale has landed the man of her dreams and is blissfully in love.
• But her shot at happily ever after seems to be fading when her fiancé is accused of murder.
• It falls to Rita to crack the case and clear her beloveds name.
• Is she up to the task?

It is one of the real masterpieces by Anna Katharine Green and a true gem of the genre of detective fiction, a well-written and refreshing story full of action, but without any violence being involved (apart from the murder it revolves around, of course).