The Essential Rinehart Collection continues with Volume 2 of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s funny and fast-paced novels. “When A Man Marries,” his troubles begin! The old nursery rhyme holds true for Jimmy Wilson. First, his wife leaves him. Then, on the anniversary of his divorce, his friends gather to cheer him up. Only everything goes deadly wrong. “The Window At The White Cat” deals with high-level corruption and turns on some astonishing coincidences. These well-written stories, which combine mystery and adventure, demonstrate Rinehart's tremendously vivid powers as a storyteller. These mysteries will leave you eager to read the other volumes in this series.

Mary Roberts Rinehart’s first two novels “The Circular Staircase” and “The Man in Lower Ten” inaugurate The Essential Rinehart Collection, a new book series destined to entertain readers for many years. “The Circular Staircase” tells the story of how Miss Cornelia Van Gorder lost her mind, deserted her domestic gods in the city, took a furnished house for the summer out of town, and found herself involved in one of those mysterious crimes that keep newspapers and detectives happy and prosperous. “The Man in Lower Ten” is a legal thriller featuring a detective who builds up a network of clues that absolutely incriminate three entirely different people, only one of whom can be guilty. These novels, which combine mystery and adventure, demonstrate Rinehart's tremendously vivid powers as a storyteller. Well-written and fast-paced, these mysteries will leave you eager to read the other volumes in this series.

"Beatrice" is one of Haggard's most true-to-life adventure stories. Its considerable detail and lack of occult or supernatural elements make this one of his most realistic novels. This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.

The Essential Rinehart Collection continues with Volume 4 of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s funny and fast-paced novels. In a change from the author’s usual locations, “Long Live the King” is set in a small un-named European kingdom, a long time ago. There lived Prince Ferdinand William Otto - a young boy longing for adventure. One day he runs away from home and sets into motion events that will change the course of history. Both funny and touching, this novel is filled with vivid characters and good old-fashioned rousing adventure.

Third of the trilogy that includes "Marie" and "Child of Storm" giving Allan Quatermain's account of the ultimate revenge of the powerful wizard Zikali against the royal Zulu and the fall of the Zulu nation. This saga is rich in Haggard's first-hand knowledge of the African. The Zulu beauty Mameena, is a recurring character in all these books as well as in "The Ivory Child." This heirloom edition is part of The Essential Adventure Library, an entertaining collection of hard-to-find adventure stories. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.