The House in the Mist

Wow, this was dramatic! Slightly reminiscent of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," but shorter, I think. A stranger stumbles upon a vacant house that has all the doors standing wide open and lights blazing. He's informed that "he's the first, but the others will be along soon." He goes in and becomes a sort-of fly on the wall to a big family conclave. A bunch of money-grubbing cold-hearted relatives (and one decent one) have gathered to hear the will read. The revelations that follow are a bit chilling, but things sure get wrapped up quickly!

A collection of three short stories: The House in the Mist, The Ruby and the Cauldron, and The Hermit of — Street; book-length merely by virtue of the thickness of 1913 rag paper. Green is best known for her detective stories, but two of these are more explorations and resolutions of mysterious situations, and the story that does feature a detective treats the resolution of the case (by someone else) almost as an afterthought.

Not her strongest work — I think she works more effectively in novel length — but distinctly Green.

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I was browsing the free Amazon books looking for a book that would fit in the 'mist November' challenge over on the ff-leesclub and so I came to this collection of three short stories of which The House in the Mist is the longest.

Over a hundred years old the stories are indeed a little bit outdated, but I've read them with pleasure. They were entertaining to read and kept me busy for some time. The title stories features a revenge plot that might have even worked in the setting of a longer story.

I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed reading them and would read another one of her books if I came across them.

A man stumbles across a house in the mist. To realise that it is only the heirs of Anthony Westonhaugh can stay to hear the reading of the will in the room, and only if they have arrived on time.
An interesting little story