George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) | Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958)Includes the names: MR Rinehart, Mary Rinehart, Mary R Rinehart, Roberts Rinehart, Mary Rober Rinehart, Mary Rogers Rinehart, Mary Robert Rinehart, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Rinehart Roberts Mary, Mary Roberts-Rinehard ... (see complete list), rinehart roberts mary, Mary Roberts Rinehard, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mary Roberts Rineehart, Mary Roberts Rhinehart, Mary Roberts Reinharty, Mary Roberts Rinehartg, Mary Roberts Rineharts, Mary Rinehart. Roberts, mary roberts rineheart, Mary Roberts Rinehart Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The Circular Staircase 368 copies, 11 reviews
- The Bat 147 copies, 3 reviews
- The Man in Lower Ten 144 copies, 3 reviews
- The Yellow Room 140 copies, 5 reviews
- Miss Pinkerton 125 copies, 2 reviews
- The Door 106 copies, 2 reviews
- The Window at the White Cat 102 copies
- The Case of Jennie Brice 97 copies, 1 review
- The Swimming Pool 90 copies
- The Album 88 copies, 2 reviews
- The Wall 87 copies
- The Red Lamp 87 copies, 1 review
- Haunted Lady 85 copies, 1 review
- The After House 82 copies, 1 review
- The Great Mistake 75 copies, 1 review
- The Frightened Wife, If Only It Were Yesterday, The Scandal, Murder and… 74 copies, 1 review
- Episode of the Wandering Knife 71 copies, 3 reviews
- The Confession and Sight Unseen 64 copies, 1 review
- The Breaking Point 60 copies
- Mary Roberts Rinehart: Three Complete Novels by America's Mistress of… 59 copies, 1 review
- The State Vs. Elinor Norton 51 copies
- The Street of Seven Stars 46 copies, 2 reviews
- The Amazing Interlude 44 copies, 1 review
- Dangerous Days 43 copies
- Lost Ecstasy 42 copies
- Alibi for Isabel 42 copies
- K 37 copies, 1 review
- The Mary Roberts Rinehart Crime Book: The Door, The Confession, The Red… 32 copies
- Tish 31 copies
- Bab: a Sub-Deb 31 copies
- When a Man Marries 29 copies, 2 reviews
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | Mary Roberts Rinehart was a best-selling mystery writer of the "Golden Age" who was as well-known (if not better known) than Agatha Christie, to whom she's often compared. Critics praised the careful plotting of her novels. She's credited with originating the "had-I-but-known" literary school of mystery writing. Typically, the narrator digresses over the things she might have done to prevent the novel’s numerous murders, had she only been able to see the dire consequences of her inaction or failure to report information to the police.  Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was a prolific author often called the American Agatha Christie. "Dorothy B. Hughes, crime critic and novelist, says she 'has been and continues to be' the most important American woman mystery writer. " She was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, which has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh since 1907. She attended public schools and graduated at the age of sixteen, then enrolling at the Pittsburgh Training School for Nurses at Homeopathic Hospital, where she graduated in 1896. During the stock market crash of 1903 Rinehart and her husband lost their savings, and this spurred her efforts at writing as a way to earn income. In 1907 she wrote The Circular Staircase, the novel that launched her to national fame. She wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special articles. Many of her books and plays were adapted for movies. While many of her books were best-sellers, critics were most appreciative of her murder mysteries. She also coined the famous phrase "The butler did it." Her other works include The After House (1914), Kings, Queens and Pawns (1915), K (1915), Tish (1916) and Love Stories (1920). [retrieved from Amazon 1/30/2011  | |
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