The lady vanishes
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
"First published 1936 by William Collins, Sons and Co. Ltd., under the title The Wheel Spins"--Title page verso.
Ethel Lina White Books
January 1, 1876 – August 13, 1944
Ethel Lina White was a British crime writer celebrated for her ability to weave intricate suspense and psychological depth into her narratives. Her novels expertly blended elements of mystery with keen insights into human nature, earning her critical acclaim and a devoted readership. White's talent for crafting chilling atmospheres and unexpected twists solidified her place among the genre's prominent voices. She created compelling stories that continue to captivate with their originality and masterful plotting.
Fear Stalks the Village
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Revelling in the wickedness that lies beneath the idyllic veneer of village life, White’s 1932 mystery is an inventive interwar classic and remains one of the foundation stones of the village mystery sub-genre of crime fiction.
Some Must Watch
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Helen Capel takes the position of lady-help in a remote country house owned by the Warren family. She learns that a murderer is on the loose. All four of his victims were young girls, and the last of these was strangled in a lonely house just five miles away. Helen feels safe inside the house, protected, but the maniac is closer than she fears.
Wordsworth Classics: The Lady Vanishes & The Spiral Staircase
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
This novel, when originally published in 1936, was entitled The Wheel Spins. However, since the Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation in 1938, the novel has become better known by its 'Hollywood name' The Lady Vanishes. The novel tells of a beautiful English tourist travelling by train in Europe who discovers that her elderly travelling companion seems to have disappeared from the train. After her fellow passengers deny ever having seen the elderly lady, the young woman is helped by a young musicologist, and the two proceed to search the train for clues to the old woman's disappearance. This edition also includes the novel originally published as Some Must Watch, now better known as The Spiral Staircase from the subsequent film adaptations.