Two Flights Up - Couverture rigide

Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1432608223 ISBN 13 : 9781432608224

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Two Flights Up is a novel written by Mary Roberts Rinehart, first published in 1930. The story follows the lives of two women, Miss Letitia Carberry and Miss Henny Breen, who live in a boarding house on the second floor. The two women are very different in personality, with Miss Carberry being a wealthy and eccentric spinster, while Miss Breen is a practical and hardworking woman who runs the boarding house. The novel is set in a small town in the United States and revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy businessman, Mr. Oliver. Miss Carberry becomes obsessed with solving the case and enlists the help of Miss Breen to investigate. They soon discover that Mr. Oliver had many enemies and had been involved in some shady business deals. As they delve deeper into the case, the two women find themselves in danger and must use their wits to stay alive. Along the way, they encounter a cast of colorful characters, including a handsome detective, a group of suspicious tenants, and a sinister gangster. Two Flights Up is a classic mystery novel that combines suspense, humor, and a touch of romance. It is a delightful read that will keep you guessing until the very end.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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432608223
• ISBN 13: 9781432608224
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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