Reviewed by annieb123 on
The Haunted Lady is the fourth Hilda Adams mystery by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Originally released in 1942, this reformat and re-release from Penzler as part of the American Mystery Classics series was released 7th April, is 288 pages and available in ebook format (other editions available in other formats). It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.
Although ostensibly the fourth book in the series, these lovely classic mysteries can be read in any order. Rinehart was a really adept writer and all of these tales are wonderfully convoluted, the clues are fair-play, and the puzzles delightful.
As always, the introduction by mystery maven Otto Penzler, is erudite, incisive, informative, and interesting.
Three and a half stars. Worth a look for fans of the author, and for the insighful history lesson from Mr. Penzler. It's also very nice to see these classics (however dated) being re-released for a new generation of fans.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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