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Rinehart, Mary Roberts

 
9781162722443: Two Flights Up

Synopsis

Two Flights Up is a novel written by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows Miss Cornelia Van Gorder, a wealthy and independent woman who moves into a new apartment in a building called Sunset Towers. However, her peace is soon disrupted when a series of strange and mysterious events begin to occur in the building. Miss Van Gorder becomes embroiled in a complex and dangerous mystery as she tries to uncover the identity of the perpetrator. Along the way, she enlists the help of a young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, who also live in the building. Together, they try to solve the case and bring the culprit to justice. As the story unfolds, the reader is taken on a thrilling journey filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists and turns. Two Flights Up is a classic mystery novel that has captivated readers since its original publication in 1930. It is a must-read for fans of detective fiction and anyone who enjoys a good mystery.1928. Rinehart, American writer of mystery novels known for their humor and ingenuity, begins Two Flights Up: Answering the front door at the Bayne house was a lengthy matter. The postman had learned this long ago, and now he merely laid the mail in the vestibule and went away. First, Mrs. Bayne would look in the old reflecting mirror which still hung from her bedroom window and take note of the ringer. Then she would whisper cautiously over the stair rail: It's the milk bill. I'm not in. Or, as had been happening more and more frequently for the last six months: It's Furness, Holly. Come right up, and I'll send down your Aunt Margaret to receive him. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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A boarder comes to live with three women and finds them frighteningly strange

From the outside, it seems like the three women of the Bayne house are frozen in time. There is Mrs. Bayne, an aging widow obsessed with propriety; her sister, Margaret, a spinster whose desperate loneliness is eating her from the inside out; and young Holly, a beautiful creature with a vibrancy that fades a little each day. Her only hope is Furness Brooks, a playboy with an idea that he might like to marry Holly, but each day that he doesn't propose, she becomes more frightened that she will die an old maid.

Into this steps Howard Warrington, a bond salesman who answers an advertisement to rent the Baynes' extra room. He finds the house to be full of old secrets and quiet grudges, and he soon grows to hate his life there. But when Margaret attempts to kill herself, he realizes how dark life is for the women Bayne -- and how difficult it might be for him to escape.

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