The Circular Staircase

An enjoyable mystery that kept me guessing throughout. The writing style, narrated by spinster Rachel Innes, was yet another drastic difference for me from Rinehart's other works I have read ([b:K. 30359287 K. Mary Roberts Rinehart https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465190175s/30359287.jpg 2171148] and [b:When a Man Marries 4115202 When a Man Marries Mary Roberts Rinehart https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474165761s/4115202.jpg 4162379]) was distinctly humorous in what could have been an extremely spooky horror story in parts. It has heavy Gothic overtones but Rachel laughs off one after the other and stubbornly stays until the mystery is solved. This would have been five stars for me, but I docked one for heavy and nasty racist comments in three or four spots. Evidently Miss Rachel's own race was so excellent, going around murdering and lying and having affairs and so on, eh?Content: minor swears; racism For the faint of heart: murders and small locked spaces