Category: Mary Roberts Rinehart

Gentle Persuasion: Mary Roberts Rinehart’s Short Story, ‘Gentle Hand’

Too often, when someone disagrees or opposes us, we respond with force or harsh words. Yet, in her short story, “Gentle Hand,” Mary Roberts Rinehart demonstrates that gentleness is far more persuasive and moving than any amount of force that we can conjure up. In this story, as the day draws to a close, a…


The First Queen of Mystery: Mary Roberts Rinehart

Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) almost wound up dead just like one of her own characters. On the morning of June 21, 1947, a disgruntled cook named Blas Reyes pointed a loaded gun at Rinehart and pulled the trigger. The only thing that saved the famous mystery writer was the age of the bullets; the filthy…