American novelist and playwright Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), originator of the phrase 'The butler did it,' is best known for such mystery stories as The Circular Staircase and The Man in Lower Ten.
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The flood brings in not only the muddy waters but a series of suspicious clues that convinced Mrs. Pitman, a boarding house keeper, that a murder has been committed at her boarding house. Jennifer Ladley aka Jennie Brice is missing and with the help of Mr... SEE MORE