"Sight Unseen" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a novel that kicks off with a neighborhood club diving headfirst into a mysterious death, using séances and psychological insights to untangle the truth. When Arthur Wells dies, this group of friends and neighbors, including a doubtful heart specialist and their welcoming host, becomes amateur detectives. With eerie details emerging from a medium's readings, the club members explore the strange clues and emotional currents surrounding Wells's final days. The story balances the unsettling world of psychical research with a close examination of human nature, crafting a narrative packed with mystery and strong feelings.
Sight Unseen
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
When a group of friends try to solve a strange death using supernatural methods, they uncover secrets darker than they imagined.
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1999-11-01
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About the AuthorMary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the earliest known source of the phrase "the butler did it", in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work and the plot device had been used prior to that time. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.
Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the earliest known source of the phrase "the butler did it", in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work and the plot device had been used prior to that time. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.
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