Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 1938

Rebecca is a fantastic novel, a classic in every sense of the word. It's a novel that might just as easily be placed on a list of excellent works from the twentieth century, English literature, or gothic literature. That being said, it's also a mystery. It's one of the very first mysteries in which a spooky and unpleasant atmosphere, rather than mostly conversation, plays a significant part. The story revolves around a young woman who marries a much older man and follows him back to his manor, Manderley. What is going on at that insane home, and what is going on with the elder man's first wife, Rebecca?

Du Maurier published a few works, one of which, Jamaica Inn, is frequently assigned reading in junior high or high school. Rebecca has been adapted for cinema multiple times, and Netflix is now working on a new version, but the best-known film version is the 1940 version directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Another Hitchcock film, The Birds, was based on another du Maurier story.

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