The Spiral Staircase

A chilling classic thriller from the 1930s in which a young woman is stalked about an isolated country house by a murderer

“Astonishing and diabolical shock. . . Required reading”  — New York Herald Tribune

The Summit—a mansion buried deep in the countryside, on the Welsh Borders. Somewhere outside, a murderer lurks in the darkness. Four young women have already been killed, and each murder has been closer to the house than the last. . .

Now a storm is coming. Professor Warren decides to batten down the hatches for the night—no one may come in or go out until morning. But what if the killer is already inside?

This atmospheric classic brought Ethel Lina White to the attention of the world and went… Keep Reading