The Lady Vanishes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of suspense fiction, The Lady Vanishes chronicles the terrifying ordeal of young Iris Carr, who boards a train through Europe only to discover that a fellow passenger — the kindly Miss Froy — has inexplicably disappeared. Ethel Lina White constructs a tightly wound, claustrophobic mystery in which every passenger on board seems complicit in a conspiracy of silence, and the line between paranoia and reality dissolves with every passing mile. The novel argues that danger lurks most effectively in plain sight — hidden behind polite smiles and ordinary faces — delivering a chilling portrait of pre-war Europe's social anxieties. Sharply written and relentlessly paced, this classic British thriller inspired Alfred Hitchcock's iconic 1938 film adaptation and remains one of the genre's most celebrated works.
Author: Ethel Lina White
Format: Paperback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of suspense fiction, The Lady Vanishes chronicles the terrifying ordeal of young Iris Carr, who boards a train through Europe only to discover that a fellow passenger — the kindly Miss Froy — has inexplicably disappeared. Ethel Lina White constructs a tightly wound, claustrophobic mystery in which every passenger on board seems complicit in a conspiracy of silence, and the line between paranoia and reality dissolves with every passing mile. The novel argues that danger lurks most effectively in plain sight — hidden behind polite smiles and ordinary faces — delivering a chilling portrait of pre-war Europe's social anxieties. Sharply written and relentlessly paced, this classic British thriller inspired Alfred Hitchcock's iconic 1938 film adaptation and remains one of the genre's most celebrated works.