Mary Roberts Rinehart

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Publisher Marketing: About the Book- Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876 - September 22, 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie, although her first mystery novel was published 14 years before Christie's. She is considered the source of the phrase The butler did it, although she did not actually use the phrase. She is considered to have invented the Had-I-But-Known school of mystery writing. She also created a costumed supercriminal called the Bat, who was cited by Bob Kane as one of the inspirations for his Batman. -Wikipedia Contributor Bio:  Rinehart, Mary Roberts American novelist and playwright Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), originator of the phrase "The butler did it," is best known for such mystery stories as "The Circular Staircase" and "The Man in Lower Ten".