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Chapter 6
‘The Mother of The Detective Novel’: Anna Katharine Green Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) Anna Katharine Green was a minor New York poet who corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson. She was considered a ‘progressive’ and was married to an actor (Charles Rohlfs). An avid reader of true crime stories and a follower of legal proceedings, Green, when not composing verse, also wrote detective fiction. Her stories featuring New York policemen and the women who unofficially assisted them in their investigations were well-received and had a reputation for being well-plotted and authentic. In particular, her scenes in courtrooms and other legal scenarios received wide praise for their attention to detail. Green devoted hours to studying judicial proceedings first hand as a trial spectator. Green’s
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