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The Circular Staircase (Annotated)
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
Length7h 41m
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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Women writers in the origins of the mystery and detective genre
Originally published in 1908, “The Circular Staircase” is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. “The Circular Staircase” was Rinehart's first bestseller and established her as one of the era's most popular writers. It is also considered by many to be the first thriller novel.
“The Circular Staircase” tells the story of Rachel Innes, a middle-aged spinster that rents a country house for the summer and soon finds herself immersed in a nasty scenario of bank defaults, stolen securities and murder.
“The Circular Staircase” is an entertaining mix of intrigue, villainy and suspense for fans of crime novels and lovers of the great mystery classics.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 21, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Women writers in the origins of the mystery and detective genre
2Chapter 1 - I TAKE A COUNTRY HOUSE
3Chapter 2 - A LINK CUFF-BUTTON
4Chapter 3 - MR. JOHN BAILEY APPEARS
5Chapter 4 - WHERE IS HALSEY?
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6Chapter 5 - GERTRUDE'S ENGAGEMENT
7Chapter 6 - IN THE EAST CORRIDOR
8Chapter 7 - A SPRAINED ANKLE
9Chapter 8 - THE OTHER HALF OF THE LINE
10Chapter 9 - JUST LIKE A GIRL
11Chapter 10 - THE TRADERS BANK
12Chapter 11 - HALSEY MAKES A CAPTURE
13Chapter 12 - ONE MYSTERY FOR ANOTHER
14Chapter 13 - LOUISE
15Chapter 14 - AN EGG-NOG AND A TELEGRAM
16Chapter 15 - LIDDY GIVES THE ALARM
17Chapter 16 - IN THE EARLY MORNING
18Chapter 17 - A HINT OF SCANDAL
19Chapter 18 - A HOLE IN THE WALL
20Chapter 19 - CONCERNING THOMAS
21Chapter 20 - DOCTOR WALKER'S WARNING
22Chapter 21 - FOURTEEN ELM STREET
23Chapter 22 - A LADDER OUT OF PLACE
24Chapter 23 - WHILE THE STABLES BURNED
25Chapter 24 - FLINDERS
26Chapter 25 - A VISIT FROM LOUISE
27Chapter 26 - HALSEY'S DISAPPEARANCE
28Chapter 27 - WHO IS NINA CARRINGTON?
29Chapter 28 - A TRAMP AND THE TOOTHACHE
30Chapter 29 - A SCRAP OF PAPER
31Chapter 30 - WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN
32Chapter 31 - BETWEEN TWO FIREPLACES
33Chapter 32 - ANNE WATSON'S STORY
34Chapter 33 - AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS
35Chapter 34 - THE ODDS AND ENDS
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