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Title: The Case of Jennie Brice by Mary Roberts Rinehart ISBN: 1-57566-135-7 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not at all dated
Comment: This book was written in 1912, but unless readers take the time to check out the publication history in the front of the book, they will probably never guess that this book is almost a century old. The Case of Jenny Brice is still an intriguing murder mystery with a realistic heroine. What strikes me most about this (and others by Rinehart) is that as you read, you don't think, "This is an amazing book to have been written 100 years ago." You think simply, "What an amazing book." This is a very short book, actually more of a novella, which makes it an excellent book to read when you can take a day just to enjoy a good mystery.
The Case of Jenny Brice is atmospherically set during a flood in a boardinghouse of a poor Pittsburgh neighborhood. From the very beginning, Rinehart develops a real sense of place. Unlike too many amateur detectives in novels, this heroine has a believable reason for being involved in the case. Again, seen as a product of 1912, Miss Pittman is an especially extraordinary woman, but even without that in mind, she is a convincing character. The Case of Jenny Bright has been referred to as not one of Rinehart's most outstanding mysteries, but in light of the stiff competition from her other novels, that is not really a criticism.
Compared with many of today's better mysteries, The Case of Jenny Bright holds its own. It is not just a curiosity because of its age; it is a fascinating mystery in its own right.
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Title: The Haunted Lady by Mary Roberts Rinehart ISBN: 1575665670 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart ISBN: 1575666510 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Frightened Wife by Mary Roberts Rinehart ISBN: 1575666030 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart ISBN: 0486297136 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 05 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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Title: The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart ISBN: 1575663899 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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