The Yellow Room By Mary Roberts 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.

The yellow room by mary roberts rinehart.

I find her less polished than christie and her characters more on the surface. The yellow room originally published in 1945 is one of mary roberts rinehart s best books in my opinion. Mary roberts rinehart wrote some terrific mysteries dating back to the early 1900 s. I find her less polished than christie and her characters more on the surface.

But there s a dashing american quality to her writing that has its own unique appeal. Download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets. Mary roberts rinehart has been called the american agatha christie. The yellow room makes me want to read more of rinehart.

As a teenager in the 50 s i read all of her books as they were published. The yellow room originally published in 1945 is one of her best. The yellow room makes me want to read more of rinehart. I have been a fan of mary roberts rinehart since i was a young boy and had the circular staircase read to me.

I d definitely recommend it. This is a classic and very entertaining example of the mystery genre. 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. Mary roberts rinehart the yellow room softcover new york dell book 1945 good in wrappers.

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. Reviewed in the united states on november 29 2018. I find her less polished than christie and her characters more on the surface.

The yellow room kindle edition by rinehart mary roberts. Use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading the yellow room. 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.

A yellow room london 1940. It is an old fashioned very entertaining example of the more traditional mystery genre. But there s a dashing american quality to her writing that has its own unique appeal. It is old fashioned in a good way.

I d definitely recommend it.