The Yellow Room By Mary Roberts Rinehart

I find her less polished than christie and her characters more on the surface.

The yellow room by mary roberts rinehart.

It is old fashioned in a good way. But there s a dashing american quality to her writing that has its own unique appeal. The yellow room originally published in 1945 is one of her best. I d definitely recommend it.

I d definitely recommend it. The yellow room makes me want to read more of rinehart. With the country in disarray after the retreat from dunkirk desperate for any kind of advantage against an implacable and well organised enemy winston churchill sanctions the creation of a special unit separate from the military and intelligence services. As a teenager in the 50 s i read all of her books as they were published.

Mary roberts rinehart has been called the american agatha christie. Download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets. I have been a fan of mary roberts rinehart since i was a young boy and had the circular staircase read to me. Rinehart is considered the source of the phrase the butler did it from her novel the door 1930 although the novel does not use the exact phrase.

The yellow room makes me want to read more of rinehart. Reviewed in the united states on november 29 2018. Mary roberts rinehart the yellow room softcover new york dell book 1945 good in wrappers. A yellow room london 1940.

Mary roberts rinehart has been called the american agatha christie. The yellow room makes me want to read more of rinehart. This is a classic and very entertaining example of the mystery genre. It is an old fashioned very entertaining example of the more traditional mystery genre.

The yellow room originally published in 1945 is one of mary roberts rinehart s best books in my opinion. Mary roberts rinehart has been called the american agatha christie. There is a pretty young girl a murder intrigue involving the young woman s family and of course a dashing war hero in love with the heroine and only too willing to use every means at his disposal to help her. But there s a dashing american quality to her writing that has its own unique appeal.

Mary roberts rinehart august 12 1876 september 22 1958 was an american writer often called the american agatha christie although her first mystery novel was published 12 years before christie s first novel in 1920. I d definitely recommend it. I find her less polished than christie and her characters more on the surface. Mary roberts rinehart wrote some terrific mysteries dating back to the early 1900 s.

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