The Window At The White Cat

The book starts with Margery Fleming who forces Knox to take the role of detective. First, she sets out to find her father Allan Fleming when she discovers that he has died apparently by suicide. But there is no weapon. Knox continues his search to determine who is responsible for his death. As Knox investigates the crime, he discovers an increasing number of mysterious events, including missing money stolen from a travel bag and lost pearls. Mary Roberts Rinehart has interestingly cooked up the plot by leaving few clues about the mysterious happenings. It is a short story full of action and melodrama. Mary Roberts Rinehart has chosen the characters wisely which makes The Window At The White Cat an interesting read.

Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876 - 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie, although her first mystery novel was published 14 years before Christie's first novel in 1920. Rinehart is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it" from her novel The Door (1930), although the novel does not use the exact phrase. Rinehart is also considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing, with the publication of The Circular Staircase (1908).