People that trust themselves a dozen miles from the city, in strange houses, with servants they don't know, needn't be surprised if they wake up some morning and find their throats cut.
Mary Roberts RinehartAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: american
- Born: August 12, 1876
- Died: September 22, 1958
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