{"product_id":"blackout-and-other-tales-of-suspense-9781936363919","title":"Blackout and Other Tales of Suspense","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough Ethel Lina White caught the attention of Alfred Hitchcock in the 1930s, the author was once as well known as the Crime Queens. During her short career from 1927 to her death in 1944, she wrote seventeen novels and many short stories. However, White has been forgotten over the years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer books were not in print and her name was practically unheard of, even though they play a major role in the development of psychological suspense subgenre.Recently, the British Library's Crime Classics released \u003cem\u003eFear Stalks the Village\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wheel Spins\u003c\/em\u003e, two of the best works by White. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe attention was tremendous, and a generation discovered her again. Crippen \u0026amp; Landru is proud to publish \u003cem\u003eBlackout and Other Tales of Suspense\u003c\/em\u003e, the first collection of White's works. The collection includes a short story that would later become the genesis for \u003cem\u003eThe Wheel Spins\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crippen \u0026 Landru Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51180844220690,"sku":"9781936363919","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f868ca0b-66ac-4d0a-89ff-9766d2a48c99.jpg?v=1744385137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blackout-and-other-tales-of-suspense-9781936363919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}