The Bat Mary Roberts RINEHART (1876 - 1958) audiobook The novelization of the play of the same name that had an initial run of 867 shows on Broadway and has been performed all over the world and been made into three movies over a span from 1926 to 1959. An intricate mystery, with a wide cast of characters. (Summary by Alan Winterrowd) Genre(s): Detective Fiction Language: English (FULL Audiobook)   Read more [...]
The Case of Jennie Brice audiobook Mary Roberts RINEHART (1876 - 1958) The flood brings in not only the muddy waters but a series of suspicious clues that convinced Mrs. Pitman, a boarding house keeper, that a murder has been committed at her boarding house. Jennifer Ladley aka Jennie Brice is missing and with the help of Mr. Holcombe, a quirky gentleman with a passion for mysteries, they embark on a quest for the truth behind the disappearance of Jennie Brice. (summary by Wina Hathaway) Genre(s): Read more [...]
The Breaking Point audiobook Mary Roberts RINEHART (1876 - 1958) Mary Roberts Rinehart -- "America's Agatha Christie," as she used to be called -- set this story in a New York suburban town, shortly after the end of the first world war. Dick Livingstone is a young, successful doctor, who in the course of events becomes engaged to Elizabeth Wheeler. But there is a mystery about his past, and he thinks himself honor-bound to unravel it before giving himself to her in marriage. In particular, a shock Read more [...]
The Circular Staircase audiobook Mary Roberts RINEHART (1876 - 1958) Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was a prolific American writer of popular mysteries. The Circular Staircase was originally published in 1908 and includes all the elements of the classic whodunit -- mysterious events, ghostly apparitions, things that go bump in the night and murder. (Summary by J. M. Smallheer) Genre(s): Detective Fiction Language: English (FULL Audiobook)   Read more [...]