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When A Man Marries
What do you get when you combine a wickedly sharp-tongued heroine with a case of mistaken identities, a houseful of quarantined high-society dinner party guests, and a jewel thief? A comedy of errors, a madcap mystery, and a sexy love story rolled into one—When A Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart, the grand dame of early twentieth century mysteries!
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ebook, Legacy Vintage Collection Enhanced Edition
Published
February 14th 2012
by Legacy Romance
(first published 1909)
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Mary Roberts Rinehart is best remembered today as a mystery writer, but When a Man Marries is a classic screwball comedy - complete with a feisty female lead, mistaken identities, romance, witty repartee and a cast of befuddled high-society types. Jewelry thefts and mysterious happenings are part of the plot, but what kept me turning the pages was the humor, the improbable twists and turns and the desire to see if two obviously mad-for-each-other couples would stop being stubborn, already.
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Kit assumes she's doing her friend Jim a favor, throwing a cheerful dinner party to distract the distraught divorcé on the anniversary of his divorce. What could go wrong? In very little time, through the zinging pinball-y series of silly happenstances, the group of helpless socialites is quarantined (and stranded without their servants) due to the possibility of smallpox exposure, Kit is impersonating Jim's ex-wife and pretending to still be happily married in order to secure Jim's financial fu...more
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Short, easy to read, and the solution was one of Rinehart's "Had I But Known," once again. The comic elements, and the romantic comedy ensuing, in an almost spoof of the classic British house party mystery, made this far more enjoyable. In 1910 New York, society girl Kit throws a dinner and card party in sympathy for her former suitor, a now divorced friend, at his home, to cheer him up on the anniversary of the divorce. All joining are friends except for a dashing stranger, fresh from work as a...more
When she agreed to help a friend deceive his maiden aunt by posing as his wife, Kit never guessed the trouble that would follow. Quarantined along with a group of society's elite, including her friend's aunt and his former wife, due to exposure to smallpox, Kit soon finds herself in the midst of a series of crazy events including several burglaries, bungled escape attempts and a slew of mysterious occurrences...with a little romantic confusion, too! Who is stealing from the household? The same m...more
I adored this book. Everything about it: the writing style, the characters, the ludicrous plot, and frenetic mix of romance, slapstick comedy, and mystery. Written in 1910, this novel features a very broad and comedic portrait of New York society, and it was a delicious escapist read for the weekend.
I'm going to try to describe the plot. Bear with me, because I know how over-the-top it sounds, and it is, but it's also hilarious and amazing and fun. The story is told by Kit McNair, a New York soc...more
I'm going to try to describe the plot. Bear with me, because I know how over-the-top it sounds, and it is, but it's also hilarious and amazing and fun. The story is told by Kit McNair, a New York soc...more
Hilarious comedy with a touch of mystery and a romance thrown in to make it even more interesting. Mary Roberts Rinehart is much better at comedy than serious mysteries, so this was a light, entertaining read.
Ten upper class socialites are quarantined in a house after the Japanese butler at a dinner party falls ill with the smallpox. Misunderstandings, tension and drama mount as expensive pieces of jewelry mysteriously vanish, but all in good humor. Escape attempts only result in their pictures...more
Ten upper class socialites are quarantined in a house after the Japanese butler at a dinner party falls ill with the smallpox. Misunderstandings, tension and drama mount as expensive pieces of jewelry mysteriously vanish, but all in good humor. Escape attempts only result in their pictures...more
I know people who gnash their teeth about e-readers, but the Kindle has been responsible for introducing me to some really great pre-copyright authors, and Mary Roberts Rinehart (aka "the American Agatha Christie") is a prime example. She was one of the most popular and prolific writers of her time. How had I never heard of her? If I had to wait for someone to publish her again her "on dead tree," I probably never would have. so thank you, Kindle! (Oh, and it cost zero dollars and zero cents, al...more
I have always enjoyed reading Mary Roberts Rinehart's mysteries. This one is quite humorous. Enjoyable read. The time period of the story is early 1900's. She mentioned Women's Suffrage in part of her story telling but it's not about that. I'm glad that I'm able to cook, dress myself etc., without the help of a maid. But this group sure knew how to have fun playing card games most of the day, reminds me of someone I know.
This book really should have been called What a Tangled Web or maybe It Wasn't My Fault or even The Upper-Crust in Captivity. It is NOT about someone who gets married. A fun, light-hearted read, though. This house must have been HUGE...
A delightful quick read. There is something about the books from this era that put them in a class of their own.
Entertaining mystery-comedy-romance. The plot was a bit contrived but it held my interest to the end. 3 1/2 stars.
It has been a while since I read this but I remember it being not too bad of a read..
Nov 01, 2012
Lynne weir
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction
not bad for a freeby. I highly recommend u try it. very entertaining :-)
Jun 01, 2010
Dee
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2 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
gothic,
mysterious-press
Not one of her best. Convoluted, but I finished it to discover the end.
Delightful, dotty, fluffy Edwardian screwball. It won't change your life but it's pretty diverting.
Entertaining and funny. One of my favorites of this author.
Not much of a mystery, but a great comedy.
Mildly amusing early 20th century whodunit involving quarantined houseful of upper crust characters and missing jewelry.
4.5 Stars! Kit is freakin' hilarious.
More farce than mystery. I thought it was great fun.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876-September 22, 1958) was a prolific author often called the American Agatha Christie. She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it", although she did not actually use the phrase herself, and also considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing.
Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special...more
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Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special...more
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