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The Red Lamp

  • 1925 first published
  • 317 pages
  • 19 editions

Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Red Lamp (1925) is a ghost story novel. It deals with murder, Investigation, inheritance and succession and haunted houses.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions.

At about 317 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Detective and mystery stories, American
  • American Detective and mystery stories
  • Murder
  • Ghost stories
  • Investigation
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Haunted houses
  • Lamps
  • Manors
  • College teachers
  • Mystery & detective

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Red Lamp?

The Red Lamp was written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and first published in 1925.

What genre is The Red Lamp?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Red Lamp?

The median edition has 317 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Red Lamp?

Readers who like it often enjoy Footsteps in the Dark, Home Before Dark and The Uninvited.

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