{"product_id":"9781411428621","title":"The Circular Staircase (Barnes \u0026 Noble Library of Essential Reading)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Robert Rinehart\u003c\/b\u003e unravels a story of a summerhouse rental gone dreadfully wrong in the popular 1908 thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Circular Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e.  With page-turning suspense, the tart-tongued Rachel Innes narrates the ghostly noises, suspicious deaths, troubling disappearances, mysterious origins, midnight prowlers, and stolen fortunes in this best-selling mystery.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe Circular Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e appeared, Rinehart’s humorous, modern take on the gothic was praised as a new style of mystery writing.  Today, it is prominently included in lists of milestones in detective fiction.  Together with Avery Hopwood, Rinehart recast part of the novel’s plot for their smash-hit 1920 Broadway play \u003ci\u003eThe Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, which was immortalized on the silver screen and influenced the genesis of comic-strip hero Batman. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140815667440,"sku":"9781411428621","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411428621_p0.jpg?v=1769895692","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411428621","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}