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Librivox recording of the bat by mary roberts reinhart. The story combines elements of mystery and comedy as cornelia van gorder and guests spend a stormy night at her rented summer home, searching for stolen money they believe is hidden in the house, while they are stalked by a masked criminal known as the. The summer occupants of sunnyside find the dead body of arnold armstrong, the son of the owner, on the circular staircase. The bat mary roberts rinehart 1876 1958 the novelization of the play of the same name that had an initial run of 867 shows on broadway and has been performed all over the world and been made into three movies over a span from 1926 to 1959. Mary roberts rinehart books list of books by author mary. Hopwood was asked to write the third act of mary roberts rinehart s play. Avery hopwood known as the queen of the whodunits in her time, mystery writer mary roberts rinehart created some fascinating sleuths and master criminals. Filmed in 1926 the bat, 1930 the bat whispers, and 1959 the bat. The police are helpless, the newspapers know nothingeven the key figures of the citys underworld have no clue as to the identity of the bat. The bat by avery hopwood and mary roberts rinehart free ebook. Synopsis it deals with a woman called elinor hammond who fell or jumped from the tenthfloor window of a doctors waiting room. She musters all her nerves to play the vicious killers deadly game and confront the bat once and for all. She rents a country home that has recently become available when courtleigh fleming, a. The film was based on the 1920 broadway play the bat by avery hopwood and mary roberts rinehart, which was previously filmed as the bat 1926 and as the bat.
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