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The Circular Staircase

by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958)

Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was a prolific American writer of popular mysteries. The Circular Staircase was originally published in 1908 and includes all the elements of the classic whodunit – mysterious events, ghostly apparitions, things that go bump in the night and murder.
(Summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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Total running time: 7:40:02

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• 01 – I Take a Country House – 00:14:29
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• 02 – A Link Cuff-Button – 00:14:06
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• 03 – Mr. John Bailey Appears – 00:09:23
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• 04 – Where Is Halsey – 00:10:10
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• 05 – Gertrude’s Engagement – 00:10:35
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• 06 – In the East Corridor – 00:11:30
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• 07 – A Sprained Ankle – 00:11:26
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• 08 – The Other Half of the Line – 00:17:43
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• 09 – Just Like a Girl – 00:15:10
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• 10 – The Traders Bank – 00:16:43
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• 11 – Halsey Makes a Capture – 00:11:05
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• 12 – One Mystery for Another – 00:16:44
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• 13 – Louise – 00:23:57
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• 14 – An Eggnog and a Telegram – 00:12:30
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• 15 – Liddy Gives the Alarm – 00:10:49
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• 16 – In the Early Morning – 00:10:05
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• 17 – A Hint of Scandal – 00:14:31
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• 18 – A Hole in the Wall – 00:12:10
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• 19 – Concerning Thomas – 00:10:24
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• 20 – Doctor Walker’s Warning – 00:12:39
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• 21 – Fourteen Elm Street – 00:21:23
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• 22 – A Ladder Out of Place – 00:09:24
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• 23 – While the Stables Burned – 00:10:43
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• 24 – Flinders – 00:10:27
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• 25 – A Visit From Louise – 00:15:49
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• 26 – Halsey’s Disappearance – 00:18:25
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• 27 – Who Is Nina Carrington? – 00:12:11
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• 28 – A Tramp and the Toothache – 00:12:14
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• 29 – A Scrap of Paper – 00:17:34
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• 30 – When Churchyards Yawn – 00:11:52
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• 31 – Between Two Fireplaces – 00:10:14
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• 32 – Anne Watson’s Story – 00:11:26
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• 33 – At the Foot of the Stairs – 00:20:09
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• 34 – Odds and Ends – 00:12:02
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Cataloged on June 18, 2007