Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 209 Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876 1958 Bracker, M. Leone 1885 1937 The Case of Jennie Brice Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_Jennie_Brice Produced by Audrey Longhurst and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Case of Jennie Brice" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a devastating flood in Pittsburgh, where the main character, a landlady named Pitman, becomes embroiled in a perplexing case involving her boarders, the Ladleys, particularly focusing on the disappearance of Jennie Brice, a local actress. As the floodwaters rise and tensions mount, Pitman finds herself uncovering secrets that suggest something sinister might have occurred. The opening of the novel introduces us to Pitman, who recounts the recent flooding and the return of memories from a prior flood five years earlier, intertwining them with the troubling dynamics between her tenants, Mr. Ladley and his wife, Jennie Brice. The narrative swiftly establishes an atmosphere of impending doom as we learn of the Ladleys' fights and the mysterious presence of a visitor on the night Jennie disappears. Clues quickly pile up, including a slipper belonging to Jennie and a knife from Pitman's belongings, heightening the intrigue and tension. The reader is drawn into the unfolding drama filled with questions about Jennie's fate, further complicated by the unsettled lives of the characters around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction Actors and actresses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 231429 2025-08-05T06:37:37.618984 text/html 206836 2024-10-28T18:27:28 text/html 444035 2025-08-05T06:37:44.360949 application/epub+zip 448357 2025-08-05T06:37:40.419938 application/epub+zip 148274 2025-08-05T06:37:39.276976 application/epub+zip 577329 2025-08-05T06:37:47.440909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557302 2025-08-05T06:37:43.665928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235476 2022-09-05T11:48:35.844585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214785 2025-08-05T06:37:36.843982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194941 2024-10-28T18:27:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17717 2025-08-05T06:37:47.583902 application/rdf+xml 10907 2025-08-05T06:37:39.827959 image/jpeg 2944 2025-08-05T06:37:39.537950 image/jpeg 434674 2025-08-05T06:37:37.658981 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia