The Circular Staircase
by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA smart, intimate mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
This is the story of how a middle-aged spinster lost her mind, deserted her domestic gods in the city, took a furnished house for the summer out of town, and found herself involved in one of those mysterious crimes that keep our newspapers and detective agencies happy and prosperous.
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- Author
- Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Published
- 1908
- Pages
- 255
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- Open Library
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