Ethel Lina White Bücher
1. Jänner 1876 – 13. August 1944
Ethel Lina White war eine britische Kriminalschriftstellerin, die für ihre Fähigkeit gefeiert wurde, komplexe Spannung und psychologische Tiefe in ihre Erzählungen einzuweben. Ihre Romane verbanden meisterhaft Elemente des Mysteriösen mit scharfen Einblicken in die menschliche Natur, was ihr Kritikerlob und eine treue Leserschaft einbrachte. Whites Talent, beunruhigende Atmosphären und unerwartete Wendungen zu schaffen, festigte ihren Platz unter den herausragenden Stimmen des Genres. Sie schuf fesselnde Geschichten, die auch heute noch durch ihre Originalität und meisterhafte Handlungsführung bestechen.
Charlie Baxter, dessen plötzlicher Tod in der Blüte seines Lebens jeden in Starminster überrascht, sieht sich einer ganzen Reihe von Problemen ausgesetzt. Seine Beerdigung muss vorbereitet werden. An der Tür der trauernden Witwe klopfen unentwegt Menschen an, die Blumen vorbeibringen. Und er merkt bald, dass es ziemlich anstrengend werden kann, tot zu sein, wenn man noch immer lebt ...
Fear Stalks the Village
- 240 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
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.
„Anna often had the impression of being imprisoned within a maze, five minutes before closing-time. Its windings were neither numerous nor complicated; but, if she lost her head and took a wrong turning in her haste, she might reach the outlet-only to find the door locked.“ The „maze“ is Soviet Russia, where Ann Brown (alias „Anna Stephanovitch“), a young English woman, lives quite happily for one summer. But then friends of her are arrested. Fear begins to spread. Terror reigns the country. Will Anna reach the „outlet“, before the „door is locked“?
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.
Ethel Lina White, a prominent crime writer of the 1930s and 1940s, is celebrated for her captivating short fiction, with "Cheese" being one of her standout tales. Her works, including renowned novels like "Some Must Watch" and "The Wheel Spins," reflect the rich tradition of Victorian crime and detective stories. This republished edition offers readers access to these classic narratives, preserving the original text and artwork while making them more accessible and affordable.
