Doctor Izard by Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green's Doctor Izard is a classic mystery steeped in suspense, buried identities, and the uneasy collision of private feeling with public scandal. In Hamilton, townspeople whisper about the brilliant, solitary physician who lives near the graveyard, while a series of strange events draws the reader deeper into a web of hidden motives and old wounds. A dying man named Hazlitt signs his will under the gaze of a calm but emotionally charged stranger, and the silent patient known only as No. Thirteen suddenly finds hope in the name Mary Earle. Meanwhile, a ragged tramp, led by a loyal dog, discovers a concealed refuge in the rocks, hinting at a life once lived and perhaps never fully lost. At the center of the novel stand Polly Earle and the long-shadowed Earle family mystery. Polly's return to her father's house awakens grief and dread, and the shocking arrival of a man claiming to be Ephraim Earle turns suspicion into crisis. As rumor, memory, and recognition collide, Dr. Izard's own strange behavior suggests a hidden link to the family's past, building toward an atmosphere of eerie revelation and dramatic emotional reckoning. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.