In 1905 Rinehart entered a field exclusive to men: detective fiction. Now, nearly a century after she began her career, her celebrated mysteries are collected in one handsome volume. With a biographical portrait of Rinehart and an illuminating introduction to her writing and her times.

An unwelcome visitor arrives at a seaside home to find that death awaits her there The house called Sunset has been Marcia’s summer home for her entire life. Both of her parents died there, and she and her brother spent their youth exploring its rambling hallways and seaside grounds. They love the old house, but Marcia’s sister-in-law has never taken to it. Juliette loathes the sea, and soon comes to loathe her husband, as well. After they divorce, Juliette pays a final visit to Sunset, demanding alimony. She is there for a few tense days before she disappears. It takes them a week to find her body. The peace at Sunset has been shattered, and Marcia must work quickly to keep her beloved childhood home from being forever spoiled. Somewhere in the creaky old mansion, a murderer lurks. Will Marcia be accused of the crime? Or will she be the next victim?

The summer occupants of "Sunnyside" find the dead body of Arnold Armstrong, the son of the owner, on the circular staircase. Following the murder a bank failure is announced. Around these two events is woven a plot of absorbing interest.

This unique Rinehart collection has been meticulously edited and and formatted to the highest digital standards. Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Series: The Circular Staircase The Bat Tish Carberry Series: The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Three Pirates of Penzance That Awful Night Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions Mind over Motor Like a Wolf on the Fold The Simple Lifers Tish's Spy My Country Tish of Thee— More Tish The Cave on Thundercloud Tish Does Her Bit Salvage Novels: The Man in Lower Ten The Window at the White Cat When a Man Marries Where There's a Will The Case of Jennie Brice The Street of Seven Stars The After House K. Bab, a Sub-Deb Long Live the King! The Amazing Interlude The Breaking Point Dangerous Days A Poor Wise Man Short Stories: Love Stories Twenty-Two Jane In the Pavilion God's Fool The Miracle "Are We Downhearted? No!" The Game Affinities and Other Stories Affinities The Family Friend Clara's Little Escapade The Borrowed House Sauce for the Gander Locked Doors Sight Unseen The Confession The Truce of God The Valley of Oblivion Travelogues: Through Glacier Park in 1915 Tenting Tonight Essays: Oh Well You Know How Women Are – Isn't That Just Like a Man! Why I Believe in Scouting for Girls Kings, Queens, and Pawns – Autobiography

Known as the "American Agatha Christie," author Mary Roberts Rinehart produced a vast array of top-notch mysteries over the course of her career, with occasional incursions into other genres. The After House is a gripping whodunit that revolves around a series of grisly axe murders. Set on board a ship, this murder mystery is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.