The Circular Staircase-1st Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery - Abridged

Summary

Rinehart's first American mystery published in 1908, reminding Agatha Christie fans of her first country house English mystery, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, published 12 years later. Rinehart outsold Christie in their mutual lifetime until Rinehart died in 1958. Rinehart was often called "The American Agatha Christie" as was Emma Lathen. This book has servants, a secret room, multigenerational goings on, and more like Styles did. A great new series for modern Agatha Christie fans.