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K. is a mystery, a romance, and a saga of the lives of people during pre-World War I around a hospital, its employees, and the surrounding neighborhood. The main character, called “K” Le Moyne, has disappeared from his own past and entered into the lives of those living on the street where he becomes the handsome, quiet boarder. Beautiful, young, Sidney, struggling to help her widowed mother meet expenses, decides to rent a room. On their quiet street, this is somewhat scandalous as is Sydney’s desire to train to become a nurse in this pre-World War I era. When Sidney takes K Le Moyne in as a boarder, her future becomes irretrievably entwined with the mystery that enshrouds his past. Lies and intrigue begin to surround Sidney as she innocently proceeds in her career at the hospital. Sydney is witness to violence and mishap in the hospital, just as Mary Roberts Rinehart was herself when training to become a nurse in Pittsburgh in the early 1900s. K falls in love with Sydney while the story unwinds to determine whether Sydney really loves K or the handsome doctor that she works with, who is responsible for murder at the hospital, and what is the mystery surrounding K. The novel, K., gives the reader a great feel for life in pre-WWI days – what people were concerned about, what their difficulties were, as the everyday lives of the neighbors on the street are brought into play in the story. It is also a novel about the hardships of hospital work in the early 1900s. It delves into the real-life experiences of doctors and nurses striving to save lives from industrial accidents and the poverty of the inner city. But, as with all Rinehart novels, the book is laced with her intrepid whit, relieving the tension in some of the most difficult situations in the book. With K., Mary Roberts Rinehart weaves a mystery around the characters on a Street; which could be any street – especially in Pittsburgh. Not only a mystery, K. is a romantic novel packed with characters drawn from the saga of life on the edge of industrial, Victorian, Pittsburgh from an author not afraid to write from her own experience. Rinehart writes with veracity of the hospital life that she herself knew, through Sidney’s experience while training as a nurse.

Excerpt from K, A NovelFor perhaps an hour Joe Drummond had been wandering up and down the Street. His straw hat was set on the back of his head, for the evening was warm; his slender shoulders, squared and resolute at eight, by nine had taken on a disconsolate droop. Under a street lamp he consulted his watch, but even without that he knew what the hour was. Prayer meeting at the corner church was over; boys of his own age were ranging themselves along the curb, waiting for the girl of the moment. When she came, a youth would appear miraculously beside her, and the world-old pairing off would have taken place.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The June moon had risen, sending broken shafts of white light through the ailanthus to the house door. When the girl came at last, she stepped out into a world of soft lights and wavering shadows, fragrant with tree blossoms not yet overpowering, hushed of its daylight sounds of playing children and moving traffic. The house had been warm. Her brawn hair lay moist on her forehead, her thin white dress was turned in at the throat. She stood on the steps, the door dosed behind her, and threw out her arms in a swift gesture to the cool air. The moonlight clothed her as with a garment. From across the Street the boy watched her with adoring, humble eyes. All his courage was for those hours when he was not with her. . . .

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

"K. is a crime novel by the American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) set in post-Victorian era Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh since 1907.The novel tells the story of Sidney, who takes in a boarder with the initial K. and whose presence leads to mystery.Ms Rinehart is considered the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart invented the phrase ""the butler did it"", and wrote hundreds of short stories, plays, travelogues and special interest articles. K is a romance set in the industrial Victorian era. When Sidney takes in a border with the initial ""K"", her life becomes entwined with the mystery surrounding ""K"". Lies and intrigue surround Sidney."

K. is a crime novel by the American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) set in post-Victorian era Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh since 1907. The novel tells the story of Sidney, who takes in a boarder with the initial K. and whose presence leads to mystery. Ms Rinehart is considered the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart invented the phrase "the butler did it", and wrote hundreds of short stories, plays, travelogues and special interest articles. K is a romance set in the industrial Victorian era. When Sidney takes in a border with the initial "K", her life becomes entwined with the mystery surrounding "K". Lies and intrigue surround Sidney. A film version of K., starring Virginia Valli and Percy Marmont, was released on 17 November 1924 by Universal Pictures as a "Universal Jewel" release.