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The Window At The White Cat
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The book starts with Margery Fleming who forces Knox to take the role of detective. First, she sets out to find her father Allan Fleming when she discovers that he has died apparently by suicide. But there is no weapon. Knox continues his search to determine who is responsible for his death. As Knox investigates the crime, he discovers an increasing number of mysterious events, including missing money stolen from a travel bag and lost pearls. Mary Roberts Rinehart has interestingly cooked up the plot by leaving few clues about the mysterious happenings. It is a short story full of action and melodrama. Mary Roberts Rinehart has chosen the characters wisely which makes The Window At The White Cat an interesting read.
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Wordsmithonia
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“So this will be my last Mary Roberts Rinehart review of the year, and I'm really not sure when I will have a chance to review another one. Not because I still don't love her books, but because I don't have anymore to read. What's worse, I think I've finally emptied the used bookstores in Wichita of their Rinehart books. I can still find the books I already own, but I'm afraid there are no "new" ones to find. If I have to end my Mary Roberts Rinehart love fest for a while, at least it was with a book I really enjoyed. After the last few books of hers that weren't strictly mysteries, it was nice to get back to her writing at it's best.
One aspect of this book that I don't think I have ever touched upon before is the way she is able to tell the story from a man's perspective. Almost all of her books are told in the first person, and she is one of the few that does an equally good job telling the story from the perspective of male and female characters. Either way, the narrative voice comes across as authentic and natural for the time period and for who the character is. Even when the smallest aspects of romance are involved, which there always is in a Rinehart mystery, if the narrator is a man, it never feels forced or fake in any way. I wish I could say that about most authors, but from what I have seen in the past, that's not normally the case.
The other side of her books that I almost always enjoy, and do so here, is the way in which she incorporates all the side characters into the story. Whether they are family members, doctors, police officers, or suspects; the secondary characters are always fun, and almost always as well developed as the main characters. I wish modern mystery writers would develop that skill, though I will admit that some, like Louise Penny and Tana French, do a great job at it.”
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