Fiction
The Circular Staircase
"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.)
Originally issued 1996-02-01.
This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/434).
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