Violence
ModerateA bloodstained man's body is discovered after a nighttime disturbance.
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Circular Staircase
The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew.
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Wikipedia contributors, The Circular Staircase · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.
Parents Guide
Partially reviewedVersion covered
Mary Roberts Rinehart, Circular Staircase, Project Gutenberg ebook434 English transcription; selected early-house suspense and corpse-discovery passages.
Language
ModerateThe narrator uses racist descriptions and stereotypes about Black people.
Alcohol, drugs & smoking
MildPipe smoking is discussed, including the danger of putting a lit pipe in a pocket.
Frightening & intense themes
ModerateUnexplained nighttime events, predictions of death and discovery of a corpse create suspense.
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