First serialized in 1907 and then published as a book in 1908, Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Circular Staircase is the popular mystery story about the dowager Rachel Innes as she reveals and prevents a series of strange crimes at the home she has rented for the summer. The Circular Staircase was Rinehart's first bestseller and was the originator of the popular "had I but known" genre of mystery writing, where the main character narrates the tale and foreshadows impending doom and tragedy while reflecting on what they might have done differently if only they had known what was to come. Rinehart was inspired to write this tale after visiting a Gothic revival castle in Virginia and sets her story in a similarly mysterious old house in the country. The main character, Rachel, is an older woman who has raised her niece and nephew, who are now adults and have convinced her to leave her city home behind for the summer and vacation with them in the country. What follows is a masterfully written and suspenseful tale of murder, arson, kidnapping, and mysterious intruders sneaking about in the night that continues to thrill readers over a century later.

• We started tracking this book on May 25, 2022.
• This book was $0.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 6 times in the past 1,083 days.
• The current price of this book is $0.99 last checked 2 days ago.
• The lowest price to date was $0.99 last reached on July 3, 2024.
• This book has been $0.99 4 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $2.99 last reached on June 14, 2024.
• This book has been $2.99 3 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 255 Pages
• File Size: 494 KB