Wow, this was so not the book I was expecting! Middle-aged spinster Rachel Innes leases a country house for the summer. Her plans for a restful vacation are soon interrupted by niece and nephew and, unaware that the old house hides a sinister secret, they unwittingly set off a chain of mysterious ...
A very interesting little book! Interesting setting, interesting plot twists. Mrs. Pittman keeps in a boarding house in the section of Pittsburg that floods regularly every year. This was one of the most interesting settings for a mystery that I've read. Imagine know that every year your bottom s...
Very sweet story (with some tearkjerker parts too) about 3 people in pre WW1 Austria that are brought together under tough circumstances, they all decide to share an apartment to save money. The apt is on a street called The Street of 7 Stars. This book tells the story of each of the three character...
This is the first book by Rinehart. Although the narrator was a feisty woman, she could not compensate for a confusing and complicated storyline. There were so many minor characters with similar names that I didn't know who was whom or vice verse. I have read later books by Rinehart, so I know sh...
Not as good as The Man In Lower Ten, although similar in a lot of ways. Also, I thought it was way too long. But still a fun read. Grumpy old ladies FTW.
The After House is a pretty good mystery. I really couldn't figure out who did it. The story did drag a couple of times and I can’t say that I really liked any of the characters all that much, but overall it was good. My only real complaint is that I had a hard time figuring out what time period it ...
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