The Circular Staircase

<p><strong>The Circular Staircase</strong> (1908) by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a classic had-I-but-known mystery centered on Rachel Innes a strong-willed spinster who rents a country mansion for the summer with her niece and nephew. Almost immediately strange noises midnight intruders and unsettling events plague the house. When a murder occurs on the grounds Rachel is pulled into a web of secrets involving hidden passageways financial crimes and long-buried scandals. As she investigates the truth behind the eerie happenings-and the significance of the circular staircase-slowly unravels revealing a conspiracy that connects everyone in the house.</p>