The Best of Mary Roberts Rinehart: 23 Novels and Short Stories (Unexpurgated Edition)

by Mary Roberts Rinehart

This Halcyon Classics ebook collection includes twenty-three novels and stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart, often called the "American Agatha Christie." Rinehart is probably the source of the phrase "The butler did it", although she did not actually use this exact phrase in her writings. Rinehart originated the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing in her first book, THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE. Other noteworthy mysteries include THE BAT and THE CASE OF JENNIE BRICE.This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.ContentsThe Circular StaircaseThe Window at the White CatWhen a Man MarriesWhere There’s a WillThe Case of Jennie BriceThe Street of Seven StarsThe After HouseKBab, A Sub-DebLong Live the KingThe Amazing InterludeDangerous DaysA Poor Wise ManThe BatThe Breaking PointThe Truce of GodTishMore TishAffinities and Other StoriesLove StoriesSight UnseenThe ConfessionThe Man in the Lower TenThis unexpurgated edition contains the complete text, with minor errors and omissions corrected.

Genres: Mystery Thriller

6466 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 31, 2010

About the author

Mysteries of the well-known American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart include The Circular Staircase (1908) and The Door (1930).

People often called this prolific author the American version of Agatha Christie. She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it," though the exact phrase doesn't appear in her works, and she invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing.

Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues, and special articles. Many of her books and plays were adapted for movies, such as The Bat (1926), The Bat Whispers (1930), and The Bat (1959). Critics most appreciated her murder mysteries.

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