Mary Roberts Rinehart: 121 books

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. When it was all over Mr. Sam came out to the spring-house to say good-by to me before he and Mrs. Sam left. I hated to see him go, after all we had been through together, and I suppose he saw it in my face, for...

A blood-stained rope and towel, and a missing tenant, convince Mrs. Pittman that a murder has been committed in her boarding house. But without a body, the police say there is no case. Now, it's up to Mrs. Pittman to ferret out the killer. For as the landlady, she has the perfect excuse to do a little snooping--and the key to Jennie's apartment.

With woman sympathy, this famous writer has seen the terrible drama and the amusing little human touches of the Great War.

This delightful comedy of errors tells the story of a bunch of society types who become sequestered together for a week when the house they are visiting is put under quarantine for smallpox. There are characters posing as a couple to placate a nosy aunt; missing jewels; and guests who consider it a struggle to survive a week without servants. A witty romp full of hilarious twists and turns.

Now and then amazing things are done on this great stage of ours: lights go down; the back drop, which had given the illusion of solidity, reveals itself transparent. A sort of fairyland transformation takes place. Beyond the once solid wall strange figures move on -- a new mise en sc?ne, with the...

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

Five short stories dealing with the escapades of society women in America and England. CONTENTS: I AFFINITIES II THE FAMILY FRIEND III CLARA'S LITTLE ESCAPADE IV THE BORROWED HOUSE V SAUCE FOR THE GANDER

Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12 1876-September 22 1958) was an American writer often called the American Agatha Christie. She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it" although she did not actually use the phrase. She is considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known"...