Books like The Door by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Elizabeth Bell maintains a tranquil household with no family and a handful of servants. Her days are devoted to crime theories and writing a biography of a relative. When a young cousin arrives, her routine is disrupted: Judy flamboyantly burns a hole in Bell’s desk, a shadowy burglar is spotted on the staircase, and the loyal nurse Sarah disappears after taking the dogs for a walk. The nurse is discovered murdered, and she is not the last victim. Bell remains outwardly calm until police reveal the killer is one of her household members, throwing her into panic. With a trusted keeper possibly committing the killings, Bell must decide how to protect herself and solve the mystery.
First publish date: 1930
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Mary Roberts Rinehart
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