The Circular Staircase

<p><em>The Circular Staircase</em> Mary Roberts Rinehart’s classic tale of murder and intrigue in a pre-World War I mansion is evocative yet strangely modern a sort of CSI: Downton Abbey with butlers and maids sprinkled in amongst the bodies and evidence.</p><p>With elements of romance white collar crime class race poverty and privilege it’s a story told with such a deft hand that it will keep you guessing right to the end all the while keeping you entertained with the trappings of the gilded age and a hint of the supernatural.</p><p>Sporting its famous 1952 Mapback jacket with original cover painting by Robert Stanley this new edition from Blackbird Books is a must for all mystery readers.</p>