This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
The Man in Lower Ten (serialized in magazines in 1906) was published as a novel in 1910, and immediately rose to number four on the best-seller list. Combining murder, mystery, and romance, Rinehart’s celebrated novel is sure to keep readers in delightful suspense.
In order to pick up legal papers in another city, a young lawyer, Lawrence Blakely, must travel from Pittsburgh to Baltimore on what he expects to be an uneventful train ride. However the trip quickly becomes anything but boring; Blakely’s papers are stolen, and his car bunk “lower ten” is occupied by a dead body. But that’s not all Blakely finds himself in the middle of. He also grapples with a deadly train wreck, a ghostly haunting, and a sexy yet possibly dangerous love interest.
Über den Autor
With her own uniquely American style, Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) captivated many American readers during the first half of the twentieth century. Publishing stories became Rinehart’s way out of the hardships that plagued her life. Her light-hearted, yet frightening and romantic mysteries defined her career.