Indianapolis, IN: The Bobs Merrill Company, Piblishers, 1912 Book. Illus. by F. Vaux Wilson. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 352 pp, illus. and a tissue-protected frontis. First Edition, 1912. Separation along half-title, does not effect binding, and a 3" separation from bottom edge, and only the slightest external wear, else, Pristine Interior. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 5.25" x 7.5". Decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. "Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie, although her first mystery novel was published 12 years before Christie's first novel in 1920. Rinehart is considered the source of the phrase 'The butler did it' from her novel The Door (1930), although the novel does not use the exact phrase. Rinehart is also considered to have invented the 'Had-I-but-Known' school of mystery writing, with the publication of The Circular Staircase (1908).".

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On Aug 27 2014, a reader said:

I tried to finish this book, but it was so awful that I couldn't. I gave it to the Salvation Army. Usually, Mary's books are very interesting, but this time, she strayed from the mysteries she is known for and tried to be funny.

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006082
Title: Where There's a Will
Author: Rinehart, Mary Roberts
Illustrator: F. Vaux Wilson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The Bobs Merrill Company, Piblishers
Place of Publication: Indianapolis, IN
Date Published: 1912
Keywords: MYSTERY & SCIFI AMERICAN WOMEN MYSTERY WRITERS NOVEL
Bookseller catalogs: MYSTERY & SCIFI;
Size: Octavo

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