''K.'' is a 1915
crime novel
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...
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.
''K.'' is a romance set in the industrial Victorian era. The novel tells the story of Sidney; when Sidney takes in a boarder with the initial "K", her life becomes entwined with the mystery surrounding "K". Lies and intrigue surround Sidney.
A film version of the novel ''
K – The Unknown
''K – The Unknown'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Virginia Valli, Percy Marmont, and Margarita Fischer. It is based on the 1915 novel '' K.'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Plot
As described in a f ...
'' starring
Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s.
Early life
Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
and
Percy Marmont, was released on 17 November 1924 by
Universal Pictures as a "Universal Jewel" release. Another film version was released under the title ''
The Doctor and the Woman
''The Doctor and the Woman'' is a lost 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber. It starred Mildred Harris and True Boardman and was produced by Weber and Universal Film Manufacturing Company as a Jewel Product ...
'' in 1918.
References
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External links
''K.''(1915 edition) at the
Internet Archive
''K.''at
Project Gutenberg
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Mary Roberts Rinehart Papers, 1831–1970, SC.1958.03, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
1915 American novels
American crime novels
American novels adapted into films
Houghton Mifflin books
Novels set in Pittsburgh
Works by Mary Roberts Rinehart
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