When A Man Marries/The Window At the White Cat

About the Book

The Essential Rinehart Collection continues with Volume 2 of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s funny and fast-paced novels. “When A Man Marries,” his troubles begin!  The old nursery rhyme holds true for Jimmy Wilson.  First, his wife leaves him. Then, on the anniversary of his divorce, his friends gather to cheer him up.  Only everything goes deadly wrong.  “The Window At The White Cat” deals with high-level corruption and turns on some astonishing coincidences.

These well-written stories, which combine mystery and adventure, demonstrate Rinehart's tremendously vivid powers as a storyteller.  These mysteries will leave you eager to read the other volumes in this series.

About the Author

Mary Roberts Rinehart is a well-known mystery and romance writer. Her memorable tales often combine adventure, love, ingenuity, and humor in a style that is distinctly her own. She creates fast-paced, entertaining, and above all, surprising novels. Most of her fiction eventually erupts into the most startling plot twists imaginable. To this Mary adds a strong dose of realism in the depiction of modern life, with many different classes, corruption high and low, and a great diversity of characters. Mary’s stories have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, and she is also a published playwright. The Essential Rinehart Collection brings together for the first time the best works of Mary Roberts Rinehart. This multi-volume series features her most interesting novels of mystery, romance, and adventure.