| Author |
Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958 |
| Illustrator |
Bracker, M. Leone, 1885-1937 |
| Title |
The Case of Jennie Brice
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 93.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Audrey Longhurst and Project Gutenberg Distributed
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| Summary |
"The Case of Jennie Brice" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a devastating flood in Pittsburgh, where the main character, a landlady named Pitman, becomes embroiled in a perplexing case involving her boarders, the Ladleys, particularly focusing on the disappearance of Jennie Brice, a local actress. As the floodwaters rise and tensions mount, Pitman finds herself uncovering secrets that suggest something sinister might have occurred. The opening of the novel introduces us to Pitman, who recounts the recent flooding and the return of memories from a prior flood five years earlier, intertwining them with the troubling dynamics between her tenants, Mr. Ladley and his wife, Jennie Brice. The narrative swiftly establishes an atmosphere of impending doom as we learn of the Ladleys' fights and the mysterious presence of a visitor on the night Jennie disappears. Clues quickly pile up, including a slipper belonging to Jennie and a knife from Pitman's belongings, heightening the intrigue and tension. The reader is drawn into the unfolding drama filled with questions about Jennie's fate, further complicated by the unsettled lives of the characters around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories
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| Subject |
Murder -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Boardinghouses -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Actors and actresses -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
11127 |
| Release Date |
Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Mar 25, 2006 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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