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The Door: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515469667
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Jan 1 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A landmark of classic American mystery and early psychological suspense, The Door by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a gripping tale of secrets, fear, and the dangerous illusions of domestic safety. Set in a quiet household where routine masks hidden tensions, the novel begins with a shocking discovery: a loyal housekeeper is found murdered, and every room, every conversation, and every memory becomes a potential clue-or a lie.
As suspicion tightens around the family home, Rinehart unravels a mystery built on psychological domestic suspense, revealing how guilt, resentment, loyalty, and fear twist together behind closed doors. Narrated with the author's signature blend of traditional whodunit structure and rising emotional tension, the story moves between intimate family drama and vintage crime fiction, creating a narrative where the truth feels close enough to touch-and just as dangerous.
Widely recognized as a precursor to the modern domestic suspense genre, The Door showcases Rinehart's mastery of early twentieth-century American mystery, where the quietest moments can carry the most terrifying implications, and the smallest detail may be the key to survival. With an atmosphere thick with dread and a solution that once stunned the literary world, this is essential reading for fans of:
- classic American mystery novels
- household-set psychological suspense
- Golden Age detective fiction
- early domestic thrillers
- vintage crime fiction with emotional depth
Perfect for libraries, book clubs, and readers who enjoy mysteries driven by character and consequence, The Door remains a compelling example of how fear, memory, and motive intersect in ordinary lives-and how even a familiar home can become a labyrinth of secrets.
Chilling, tense, and brilliantly constructed, The Door traps readers in a world where every answer leads to another question-and the most ordinary moments hide the darkest truths.
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