The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
"The Circular Staircase" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a mystery novel published in 1908. When Rachel Innes rents a country house for the summer with her niece and nephew, she encounters mysterious intruders, unexplained noises, and a murder at the bottom of the titular staircase. As bodies accumulate and secrets multiply, Rachel must untangle a web of hidden identities, missing money, and family betrayals. This pioneering work established the "had I but
known" mystery formula and became Rinehart's first bestseller. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Circular Staircase |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circular_Staircase |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Country homes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mystery fiction |
| Subject | Middle-aged women -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 434 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 3, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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