Project Gutenberg 1996-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 424 Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876 1958 The Circular Staircase Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circular_Staircase "The Circular Staircase" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a mystery novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Rachel Innes, a middle-aged spinster who retreats from her city life to a country house named Sunnyside. As she settles in for a summer in her new home, Rachel soon finds herself embroiled in eerie occurrences and a shocking crime, sending her on a quest for answers. The opening of the novel presents Rachel's decision to rent Sunnyside and her immediate discomfort with the house's isolation and strange happenings. After a peaceful first night, a series of unsettling incidents unfolds, including mysterious noises and a figure peering in through the windows. Rachel communicates her growing anxiety as the house staff dwindles, leading to an unsettling independence that exacerbates the mystery. As Rachel navigates her discomfort in an unfamiliar setting and grapples with the strange occurrences, she unwittingly sets the stage for the deeper, more alarming mysteries that await her as events progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Country homes -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Mystery fiction Middle-aged women -- Fiction PS Text Detective Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 444916 2025-08-01T05:26:22.934146 text/html 441214 2025-08-03T08:44:56 text/html 747092 2025-08-01T05:26:28.717131 application/epub+zip 747291 2025-08-01T05:26:23.656144 application/epub+zip 272649 2025-08-01T05:26:23.277193 application/epub+zip 756293 2025-08-01T05:26:32.810097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725882 2025-08-01T05:26:28.364115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351905 2022-09-01T05:50:56.107905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419108 2025-08-01T05:26:22.494156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399401 2025-08-03T08:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17163 2025-08-01T05:26:32.959090 application/rdf+xml 23456 2025-08-01T05:26:23.376155 image/jpeg 3734 2025-08-01T05:26:23.327139 image/jpeg 757209 2025-08-01T05:26:22.978137 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