Three Thousand Dollars

Three Thousand Dollars by Anna Katharine Green is a mystery novel first published in 1876. The story follows the protagonist, a detective named Luke Fenner, as he investigates the murder of a wealthy man whose body is found in a locked room with no signs of forced entry or exit. As Fenner delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a complex web of motives and secrets among the victim's family members and business associates. The novel explores themes of greed, deception, and the limits of detective work in solving crimes.

By Anna Katharine Green · First published 1905 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Detective Fiction · 20 chapters

Contents

• "Do you know what would happen to him?"
• "Thousands in that safe"
• "How does it stand"
• "Stenographers must be counted"
• "I've business with him"
• "If I could tell you his story"
• "I'm sure that I can get them for you"
• "I did as you bid me"
• "The safe door is opened,' I cried"
• "I have a scheme"
• "She will go in"
• "A block of steel"
• "I am from headquarters"
• "You do not answer"
• "Now, if Fellows will stay away"
• "It was not paper I meant to have"
• "Now for my part of the bargain"
• "What have you done among you"
• "So that was your motive"
• "A jewel of far greater value"

More by Anna Katharine Green

• A Difficult Problem (1900)
• The Staircase at the Heart's Delight (1894)
• The Woman in the Alcove (1902)
• The Filigree Ball (1908)
• The Leavenworth Case (1904)
• Dark Hollow (1898)
• Agatha Webb (1907)
• The Mill Mystery (1908)
• All works by Anna Katharine Green