The Whispering Woman

The Whispering Woman

Author	Gerald Verner
Language	English
Series	Superintendent Budd
Genre	Mystery
Publisher	Wright and Brown
Publication date	1949
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

The Whispering Woman is a 1949 mystery thriller novel by the British author Gerald Verner. It was part of his series featuring Superintendent Budd. ^{[1] [2]} A young cinema cashier is handed a threatening note by her sister who had received it from by a mysterious woman. Shortly afterwards the cashier is shot dead from behind.

Film adaptation

In 1953 it served as the basis for the film Noose for a Lady directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Dennis Price, Rona Anderson and Ronald Howard. ^[3]

References

1. The Publisher, Volume 174. 1960. p.14
2. Enser p.144
3. Goble p.477

Bibliography

• Enser, A.G.S. Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films Have Been Made, 1928-1974, Volume 1. Lexington Books, 1975.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.