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)
Chapters
1
I TAKE A COUNTRY HOUSE Read by J. M. Smallheer
14:29
2
A LINK CUFF-BUTTON Read by Laurie Anne Walden
14:06
3
MR. JOHN BAILEY APPEARS Read by Laurie Anne Walden
9:23
4
WHERE IS HALSEY? Read by J. M. Smallheer
10:10
5
GERTRUDE'S ENGAGEMENT Read by RedToby
10:35
6
IN THE EAST CORRIDOR Read by Jason Oakley
11:30
7
A SPRAINED ANKLE Read by RedToby
11:26
8
THE OTHER HALF OF THE LINE Read by Ian Skillen
17:43
9
JUST LIKE A GIRL Read by Ian Skillen
15:10
10
THE TRADERS BANK Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
16:43
11
HALSEY MAKES A CAPTURE Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
11:05
12
ONE MYSTERY FOR ANOTHER Read by Wina Hathaway
16:44
13
LOUISE Read by Wina Hathaway
23:57
14
AN EGG-NOG AND A TELEGRAM Read by Wina Hathaway
12:30
15
LIDDY GIVES THE ALARM Read by Ana Simão
10:49
16
IN THE EARLY MORNING Read by Ana Simão
10:05
17
A HINT OF SCANDAL Read by Ana Simão
14:31
18
A HOLE IN THE WALL Read by Wina Hathaway
12:10
19
CONCERNING THOMAS Read by Ana Simão
10:24
20
DOCTOR WALKER'S WARNING Read by Ana Simão
12:39
21
FOURTEEN ELM STREET Read by Ana Simão
21:23
22
A LADDER OUT OF PLACE Read by Ana Simão
9:24
23
WHILE THE STABLES BURNED Read by Andrew Shumate
10:43
24
FLINDERS Read by Ian Skillen
10:27
25
A VISIT FROM LOUISE Read by Alok Karulkar
15:49
26
HALSEY'S DISAPPEARANCE Read by Wina Hathaway
18:25
27
WHO IS NINA CARRINGTON? Read by Wina Hathaway
12:11
28
A TRAMP AND THE TOOTHACHE Read by J. M. Smallheer
12:14
29
A SCRAP OF PAPER Read by Ana Simão
17:34
30
WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN Read by Ana Simão
11:52
31
BETWEEN TWO FIREPLACES Read by Ana Simão
10:14
32
ANNE WATSON'S STORY Read by Ian Skillen
11:26
33
AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS Read by Laurie Anne Walden
20:09
34
THE ODDS AND ENDS Read by J. M. Smallheer
12:02
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