The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart

192 pages first pub 1908 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

She was normally quite a sensible woman. But the shadowy face peering in the window and the crashing metallic sound at midnight almost had Rachel Innes convinced her rented summer house was haunted. All in all she was relieved when Gertrude and Ha...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 350 reviews

Moods

mysterious 100%
adventurous 29%
tense 11%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

medium 64%
fast 23%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.28

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...