“Behind Closed Doors” is an 1888 detective novel written by American novelist Anna Katharine Green. The fifth book in Green''s detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, “Behind Closed Doors” is a riveting tale of mystery and intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction and collectors of Green''s sensational work. Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the “mother” of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. Other notable works by this author include: “The Leavenworth Case” (1878), “A Strange Disappearance” (1880), and “The Circular Study” (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.