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The Case of Jennie Brice is a crime novel by the American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876 - 1956) set in 1904 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (which since 1907 has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh).
It tells the story of a blood-stained rope and towel, and a missing tenant, Jenny Brice—all of which convince Mrs. Pittman that a murder has been committed in her boarding house. But without a body, the police say there is no case. Pittman tries to ferret out… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1913
Word count: 35,793 words (≈ about 2 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:35:29 +0100
This is very well written and will hold your interest. While this may not be the greatest Rinehart book, it is still very interesting and better than most other mystery writers could do.