In a town full of secrets, the mayor’s mansion hides the darkest mystery of all.

When young Alice Saunders is hired as a companion to the elegant and mysterious Olympia Packard, wife of the Town Mayor, she doesn't expect to stumble on hidden rooms and coded messages.
Why are there so many whispers behind closed doors? What are the shadows haunting the mayor's wife?
As rumors swirl about Mrs. Packard’s involvement in a shocking crime, Alice must piece together the clues to uncover the truth.

This classic mystery by the mother of detective fiction, Anna Katharine Green, will keep you hooked with its twists and turns.

Published in 1907 by the "mother of the detective novel,"