description: The Circular Staircase is perhaps Mary Roberts Rinehart's most famous story. The tale mixes bone-chilling suspense and romance with good humor to produce an absorbing and entertaining mystery. Wealthy, middle-aged spinster Rachel Innes is persuaded by her niece Gertrude and nephew Halsey to take a house in the country for the summer. Rachel is unaware that the house hides a sinister secret, and soon unexplained happenings and murder follow.
language: English
title: The Circular Staircase
titlecomplete: The Circular Staircase
genres: Fiction, Gothic, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 6326
publisher: Tantor Audio