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The Bat

by Mary Roberts Rinehart · 1926

Mystery & Thriller · ranked #47 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Intrigued by her isolated country mansion's many mysteries, old Miss Cornelia longs to play detective, and neither death threats nor unearthly sights and sounds are going to dissuade her

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The verdict

Category
Mystery & Thriller
First published
1926 · 1920s
Author
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Standing
Recommended

About Mystery & Thriller

The mystery and thriller is powered by one of the most elemental human drives: the need to know what happened. The best crime writing is morally serious, tightly plotted and impossible to put down.

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