Mary Roberts Rinehart: 121 books

Ferdinand William Otto, crown prince of an unspecified European country, is next in line for the throne. But he's only a boy. Fleeing royal boredom for a life of fun and adventure, he remains unaware of the crown's deadly enemies.

When the dreadful thing occurred that night, every one turned on me. The injustice of it hurt me most. They said I got up the dinner, that I asked them to give up other engagements and come, that I promised all kinds of jollification, if they would come; and then when they did come and got in the papers...

Letitia (Tish) Carberry and her two friends are ladies of a "certain age" who solve mysteries and have adventures because Tish's interests are definitely not those of the usual spinster aunt. The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Three Pirates of Penzance That Awful Night Tish – The...

"The Circular Staircase" – Rachel Innes is a spinster who has had custody of her orphaned niece and nephew since they were children. Halsey and Gertrude talk Rachel into renting a house in the country for the summer. The first night Rachel is there, there is a mysterious trespasser and...

Five short stories dealing with the escapades of society women in America and England.

A thrilling, gripping tale of fear, menace, and mystery in which Miss Adams becomes enmeshed when she plays the double game of nurse and detective in a large, eerie house where doors are barred at night.

**A dowager is being scared to death in this classic whodunit by a #1 New York Times–bestselling master who “helped the mystery series grow up” (The New York Times). It’s enough to stop Eliza Fairbanks’s heart. At least that’s what the elderly widow claims is being done to her....

A classic screwball comedy novel, featuring a feisty female lead, romance, witty repartee, mistaken identities, jewelry thefts, and mysterious happenings.

It was in early September that Eliza Bailey, my cousin, decided to go to London, ostensibly for a rest, but really to get some cretonne at Liberty's. Eliza wrote me at Lake Penzance asking me to go to Morris Valley and look after Bettina. Bettina's mother's note:— Not that she will allow you to do...

Tish is about as good as it gets in the department of lightweight reading fun. Letitia Carberry, known as Tish, is a middle-aged woman whose specialty seems to be trying out any and every new activity with great enthusiasm, particularly things involving motors and the great outdoors. Her two friends,...

Girls are great idealists. No one familiar with the working of the girl mind can fail to recognize how quickly they respond to ideals. They dream dreams, not of success, but of happiness. They look up rather than out. But they are vague and uncertain, full of wistful yearnings that lead nowhere. Given...

Embarking on a career in journalism at the tender age of seventeen, Irvin S. Cobbs went on to become the youngest managing news editor in the United States before hitting 20. Later in life, he began to dabble in fiction and humor writing, and many of his stories focus on the unique regional culture...

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto is a young boy destined to succeed a throne and become a king one day. Prince desires a more normal life since he is surrounded by constant intrigues, but there are plots against the throne and a group of terrorists conspire to take his crown.