[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart is $0.99 at Amazon US.

Rinehart's first novel, it was adapted to the stage play and two films titled The Bat. The 1959 version starred Agnes Moorhead and Vincent Price. It is in the public domain and is a hoot. Very much recommended.

Originally Posted by Paperbackstash

I own the book in paperback and had no idea it was a Vincent Price movie. Very cool, will have to check the film out

Incidentally, after the play The Bat was a hit, Rinehart also wrote a novelization of the play.

Reading through the synopsis of The Circular Staircase, I don't think it is especially close to the play/movie. Though Miss Cornilia renting a large old country mansion from a banker is definitely the same.