Audiobooks by Mary Roberts Rinehart

"Kit Hayes thought she’d have life figured out by now. Instead, the almost-thirty former startup marketing director is broke, unemployed, living behind her parents’ Brentwood home, and quietly panicking about the future. Tired of financial instability and modern dating disappointments, Kit develops a bold new plan: Stop searching for the perfect job and start searching for the perfect husband. Her target is Mason Sinclair—wealthy, handsome, socially connected, and very aware of his own appeal. With the reluctant help of longtime best friend Sam Ryan, Kit orchestrates a “chance” meeting designed to spark romance. To her surprise, the strategy works almost immediately. As the whirlwind courtship turns increasingly serious, Kit finds herself pulled between the glamorous future she always imagined and the quieter emotional truths she’s spent years avoiding. What begins as a playful exercise in romantic calculation becomes a deeper reckoning about love, friendship, and the difference between financial security and happiness. Funny, emotionally sharp, and painfully modern, “The Guy Friend” transforms Mary Roberts Rinehart’s 1920 rom-com blueprint “The Family Friend” into a contemporary love story about dating, money anxiety, and the precarious illusion that we can outsmart our own hearts."

Mary Roberts Rinehart, Matt Dorff (Author), Aaron Sinn, Cameron King, Gregory Ellis, Maura Vincent, a full cast (Narrator)

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THE MAN IN LOWER TEN: An Early American Detective Mystery of Fear, Fate, and False Names

"A routine overnight train ride turns into a nightmare of suspicion, hidden identities, and murder in this gripping early detective novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart, one of the pioneers of American mystery fiction. When Lawrence Blakely boards a sleeper train expecting nothing more than a quiet journey, he soon finds himself at the center of a shocking crime. A passenger in Lower Ten is found dead, a suitcase vanishes, and a trail of strange coincidences begins to point directly at him. Trapped among strangers, secrets, and shifting alibis, Blakely must untangle the truth before the accusation becomes permanent. First published in 1909, The Man in Lower Ten blends classic suspense, psychological tension, and clever plotting into a fast-moving mystery that still feels surprisingly modern. With its confined setting, unreliable appearances, and constant sense of danger, this novel helped shape the style of detective fiction that would dominate the 20th century. This edition presents the complete unabridged text, carefully prepared for modern listeners and readers, preserving the original atmosphere while ensuring a smooth and immersive experience. Perfect for fans of classic whodunits, vintage suspense, train mysteries, and early detective stories."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Tracy Peace (Narrator)

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Writing is Work

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Jennifer Blom (Narrator)

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The amazing adventures of Letitia Carberry

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Letitia “Tish” Carberry is no ordinary amateur sleuth. Alongside her loyal—and often flustered—companions Aggie and Lizzie, Tish finds herself entangled in a web of strange events, shadowy corridors, and one very suspicious institution. When a body disappears and a ghostly rumor spreads through the ward, the trio’s curiosity turns into a full-blown investigation, laced with hilarity and heart. The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry by Mary Roberts Rinehart delivers cozy mystery at its Edwardian best. With sharp wit, endearing characters, and a warm blend of suspense and comedy, these tales celebrate friendship, fearless curiosity, and the joy of unraveling life’s oddities—one lantern-lit hallway at a time. Perfect for fans of light-hearted mysteries, clever dialogue, and spirited women who refuse to stay on the sidelines."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Digital Voice Andrew E (Narrator)

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The Breaking Point

"''The Breaking Point' by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a captivating mystery novel that weaves together suspense, romance, and intrigue. Let's delve into the intriguing plot: Summary Setting: The story unfolds in a New York suburban town shortly after the end of World War I. Protagonist: Meet Dr. Dick Livingston, a quiet man with a mysterious past. He can only remember the last ten years of his life. Love and Mystery: As Dick practices medicine, he falls in love with Elizabeth Wheeler, a young lady who sings in a church choir. Unexpected Revelation: One evening, while attending a play, Dick is recognized by the main actress' manager. He is identified as Jud Clark, wanted for questioning in a potential homicide that occurred ten years earlier in Wyoming. Themes: The novel explores identity, memory, and the consequences of a hidden past. Mary Roberts Rinehart, often called 'America's Agatha Christie,' crafted this tale with her signature blend of suspense and character-driven storytelling. As you follow Dick's journey, you'll unravel secrets and confront the breaking point where past and present collide.'"

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Jackson Hall, Miles Turner (Narrator)

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Love Stories

"There are so many kinds of love: romantic, filial, spiritual …The following stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart present all sorts of love: “Twenty-two”“Jane”“In the Pavilion”“God’s Fool”“The Miracle”“Are We Downhearted? No!”“The Game” Many of the stories take place in hospitals, and two involve trans-Atlantic steam travel. Many have a light heart at their core, while some may induce the wonderment of social issues of their time and of ours. All end with an element of hope and happiness."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Angie Hickman (Narrator)

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Kings, Queens, and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front

"Mary Roberts Rinehart, known for her bestselling mystery novels such as The Circular Staircase published in 1907, earned a reputation as “the American Agatha Christie” through the success of her novels. Yet Rinehart was also a WWI correspondent. After convincing her editor at The Saturday Evening Post to send her to the Belgian front, and armed with letters of introduction, her status as a well-known writer and member of the American Red Cross, as well as plenty of fearless initiative, she became the first American to report from the front. In Kings, Queens and Pawns (1915) Rinehart records scenes of life at, and far from, the front: a baby whose legs were blown off, a young soldier rendered blind in battle sitting quietly as he listens to a recording of Madama Butterfly, the entire noncombatant population of a Belgian town homeless after relentless German-lead bombings, a queen overseeing her Needlework Guild. Anticipating the ultimately widely held view of the bloody and often futile conflict, Rinehart argues that the greatest treasures of the warring countries, the young soldiers fighting so valiantly in the prime of their lives, are mere pawns wasted and lost on the desolate battlefields."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Anne Marie Lewis (Narrator)

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Bab: A Sub-Deb

"Precocious seventeen-year-old Bab, with a sizeable sense of the romantic and an over-developed sense of the dramatic, shares how these traits get her into continuous scrapes via school themes, journals, and articles meant for publication. How can a made-up paramour appear at a ball? Will Bab find inspiration or romance from the neighboring vacation cottage? How can she save the career of her latest (and dearest) love? Managing an allowance is easy—isn’t buying a car to save on shoe repair fiscally responsible? Is the family’s butler a spy for Germany? Set against the backdrop of the first World War, these humorous tales highlight how little has changed in the past century with regard to a young girl’s finding her place in the world. Rerelease additions! Hear two additional stories from two of Rinehart’s other collections: Jane from Love Stories, and Affinities from Affinities and Other Stories. Both collections will be released in their entirety soon."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Angie Hickman (Narrator)

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The Circular Staircase

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator)

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The Bat

"An older woman of the elite class has lots of money and abundant courage and determination. Miss Cornelia Van Gorder wants some adventure in her life, so she rents a large mansion to see what she can stir up. She moves in with her niece and an unpredictable Irish maid and is confronted by an embezzlement problem at the owner’s bank. But that’s just the beginning of troubles, because a murderous masked criminal known as the Bat is using the mansion as a hideout. All this becomes more than a mere summer vacation for Miss Cornelia during a stormy night when she more or less stumbles across a corpse, an apparent victim of the deadly Bat. In addition, her niece’s boyfriend is considered a suspect in the bank embezzlement case. This literary combination of events had actually begun as a play that evolved into novel form conceived by noted author Mary Roberts Rinehart. Her credentials for conceiving such a mystery with murderous mayhem resulted in her often being called “America’s Agatha Christie.” Let’s listen now to a story that contains some comedy in addition to its dire circumstances."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), John Rayburn (Narrator)

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The Circular Staircase

"Rachel Innes, a middle-aged spinster, has barely settled in at the country house she has rented for the summer when a series of bizarre and violent events threaten to perturb her normally unflappable nature. A strange figure appears briefly in the twilight outside a window. At night, a rattling, metallic sound reverberates through dark halls, and—most disconcerting of all—the body of a strange man is found lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of a circular staircase. Before this spine-tingling tale ends, five connected deaths shatter the normally placid atmosphere of the vacation retreat. Rachel’s devoted niece and nephew are among the prime suspects in one of the murders; stolen securities and a bank default threaten the young pair’s financial security, and Aunt “Ray” ultimately fights for her life in an airless secret room."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), Cathleen Fuller (Narrator)

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The Amazing Interlude

"The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting. It is furnished out with approximately the same things. Characters come, move about, and make their final exits through long-familiar doors. And the backdrop remains approximately the same from beginning to end. Palace or hovel, forest or sea, it is the background for the moving figures of the play. Sara Lee Kennedy had a backdrop that had every appearance of permanency. The great Scene Painter apparently intended that there should be no change of set for her. Sara Lee herself certainly expected none. But now and then, amazing things are done on this great stage of ours: lights go down; the backdrop, which had given the illusion of solidity, reveals itself transparent. A sort of fairyland transformation takes place. Beyond the once solid wall, strange figures move on—a new mise-en-scène, with the old blotted out in darkness. The lady, whom we left knitting by the fire, becomes a fairy—Sara Lee became a fairy, of a sort—and meets the prince. Adventure, too; and love, of course. And then the lights go out, and it is the same old backdrop again, and the lady is back by the fire—but with a memory. This is the story of Sara Lee Kennedy’s memory—and of something more. You’ll hear all about it."

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Author), John Rayburn (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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