While She Sleeps (novel)
{{Short description|1940 novel}}
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| author = Ethel Lina White
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| language = English
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| genre = Mystery Thriller
| publisher = Collins Crime Club (UK)
Harper Brothers (US)
| release_date = 1940
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While She Sleeps is a 1940 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Ethel Lina White.Bourgeau p.183 Adams p.201 White was an established author of mysteries and thrillers by this stage, and the novel was published by the Collins Crime Club and Harper Brothers.Reilly p.1473
Synopsis
A young woman considers herself to be naturally lucky. After winning the Irish Sweepstake she has acquired three houses - one in the city, one in the country, and one at the seaside. Bored of life in England, she lets her London house and goes for a long-planned holiday in Switzerland unaware that she is now a target for murder.
References
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Bibliography
- Adams, Margaret. Single Blessedness: Observations on the Single Status in Married Society. Penguin Books, 1978.
- Bourgeau, Art. The Mystery Lover's Companion. Crown, 1986.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
Category:Novels by Ethel Lina White
Category:British thriller novels
Category:British mystery novels
Category:Collins Crime Club books
Category:Novels set in Switzerland
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