![]() ![]() ![]() At Rinehart’s death her books had sold more than 10 million copies. Her autobiography, My Story, appeared in 1931 and was revised in 1948. It was one of her books that produced the phrase, ‘The butler did it,’ and in her prime, she was more famous than her chief rival, England’s Agatha Christie. While her general novels were her best selling books, she was most highly regarded by critics for her carefully plotted murder mysteries. Her most memorable tales combined murder, love, ingenuity, and humor in a style that was distinctly her own. There is an attempt at realism in the depiction of modern life, with many different clas*ses, corruption high and low, and a great diversity of characters. They form an American school that mixes adventure and detection. ![]() In fact, all three groups, scientific, hard boiled, and Rinehart show common features. It also is part of the American school of ‘scientific’ detection. It has a lot in common with hard boiled school, in both style and subject. Rinehart’s work is very different from the cliches of Rinehart criticism. The Amazing Adventures of Letitia CarberryĪbout the Author Mary Roberts Rinehart 1876 1958 was an American novelist and playwright best known for her mystery stories. ![]()
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