Lethal Ladies

Ethel Lina White and Vera Caspary were storytellers of the first order. So its no wonder their books attracted the attention of two first-rate directorsAlfred Hitchcock and Otto Premingerand translated so brilliantly to the silver screen. Both motion pictures attained icon status over the years and have been endlessly imitated, but never matched. Now discoveror rediscoverfor yourself the original novels that inspired those classic films...and the writers who proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the female can be the deadlier variety of the species. In The Lady Vanishes, young Iris Henderson befriends an elderly governess while traveling on a train back to England. Sometime during their journey, the governess disappearsyet no one on the train can remember seeing her! In Laura, a beautiful woman is murdered on a sweltering day in New York City. As hard-boiled detective Mark McPherson investigates, hes startled to find himself falling in love with her. Dont miss these two intriguing masterpieces of suspense each has a tantalizing twist!