The Spiral Staircase

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Author: White, Ethel Lina Classic crimePublished on 27 February 2025 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 336 pages200 x 130 x 25 | 294g A chilling classic thriller from the 1930s, by the author of The Lady Vanishes Adept at laying one icy finger on the back of your neck Spectator An astonishing and diabolical shock... Required reading New York Herald TribuneEveryone is talking about it: a serial killer is on the loose. Women are being slain across the countryside surrounding the isolated Warren mansion where Helen has taken up a domestic position. And each murder is closer to the house than the last... When the body of a local girl is discovered in the nearby village, Professor Warren orders the mansion be locked up overnight for the residents safety. But as a storm rages outside and tensions mount within the home. Helen begins to wonder whether the murderer isnt already inside, stalking his next victim... Show more