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The amazing adventures of Letitia Carberry is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Rinehart, Mary Roberts (1876–1958).
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"The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story centers on Letitia "Tish" Carberry and her close friends Aggie and Lizzie, who become embroiled in an unexpected mystery set in a hospital. The narrative blends elements of lighthearted humor, eccentric character dynamics, and an intriguing blend of suspense and supernatural overtones, making it a distinctive example of Rinehart's wit and storytelling. The opening of the novel is told from Lizzie's point of view and presents the events surrounding a strange night in a hospital, where Tish is staying for a rest cure. The tranquility is shattered when a nurse, Miss Blake, is traumatized after a corpse in the mortuary seems to mysteriously vanish and later reappear hanging from a chandelier under bizarre circumstances. The hospital staff, including the skeptical and determined Tish, are drawn into a series of peculiar events—looming superstitions, unexplained noises, apparitions, and physical evidence like a twisted pipe and a footprint on the wall. As suspicions and anxieties mount, the trio of friends begins their own investigation, aided and hampered by an array of colorful hospital staff and patients. The opening sets a comedic yet suspenseful tone, introducing both the central characters and the locked-room style puzzle that will drive the narrative forward.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The amazing adventures of Letitia Carberry
- Author credits: Rinehart, Mary Roberts (1876–1958)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Carberry, Letitia (Tish, fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- Humorous stories, American
- Middle-aged women -- Fiction
- Single women -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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