The Mayor's Wife

By Anna Katharine Green

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a world of secrets, a young companion risks everything to reveal the source of a prominent woman's mysterious despair within the confines of her grand home.

Genres

Crime/Mystery Literature Fiction

Released

2003-12-01

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Summary

"The Mayor's Wife" by Anna Katharine Green is a classic mystery where Miss Saunders, a resourceful young woman, becomes entangled in the enigmatic world of Mrs. Olympia Packard, the mayor's despondent wife. When Miss Saunders is chosen for a secretive job, she finds herself in the Packard household where the mayor confides in her about his wife's unexplained unhappiness, and she begins her job as a companion. As Miss Saunders begins to uncover the layers of Mrs. Packard's melancholy, she encounters odd events, peculiar people, and deep secrets that threaten to unravel the carefully constructed facade of the mayor's home. She is determined to discover the reason behind the mayor's wife's sorrow.