Where do you turn when you can’t trust anyone?
With her father’s death in the forefront of her mind, Judith Allen must make her way across the pond to the rest of her estranged family.
Little does she know that her adventure and strife is only just beginning...
On returning to her country of birth, she discovers a dead young girl in the garage of her mother’s house and is soon thrown into a whirlwind of adventure.
Soon, trouble and strife mount and Judith’s life seems to hang in the balance after several close calls.
Judith tries to turn to her family for comfort but starts to wonder whether even those who should have her best interests at heart are really what they seem.
Even more disturbingly, those close to her begin to start dropping like flies in mysterious circumstances…
Judith is determined to follow the clues and unmask a murderer.
But who can she trust?
And what could the murderer’s motive even be?
All bets are off in this high-class murder mystery, as Death Stalks a Lady weaves a web of deceit and suspense.
'Brilliant' - The Observer
'Stylish Thriller' - The Daily Herald
‘…excellent character drawing…a thrilling climax' - The New York Times
‘Beautifully Written' - The Spectator
Nancy Bodington was born in 1912. Under the pen name of Shelley Smith, she wrote 15 crime and detective novels between 1942 and 1978. Smith is best known for The Ballard of the Running Ma and its 1963 film adaption starring Laurence Harvey and Lee Remick.
With her father’s death in the forefront of her mind, Judith Allen must make her way across the pond to the rest of her estranged family.
Little does she know that her adventure and strife is only just beginning...
On returning to her country of birth, she discovers a dead young girl in the garage of her mother’s house and is soon thrown into a whirlwind of adventure.
Soon, trouble and strife mount and Judith’s life seems to hang in the balance after several close calls.
Judith tries to turn to her family for comfort but starts to wonder whether even those who should have her best interests at heart are really what they seem.
Even more disturbingly, those close to her begin to start dropping like flies in mysterious circumstances…
Judith is determined to follow the clues and unmask a murderer.
But who can she trust?
And what could the murderer’s motive even be?
All bets are off in this high-class murder mystery, as Death Stalks a Lady weaves a web of deceit and suspense.
Praise for Shelley Smith
'Brilliant' - The Observer
'Stylish Thriller' - The Daily Herald
‘…excellent character drawing…a thrilling climax' - The New York Times
‘Beautifully Written' - The Spectator
Nancy Bodington was born in 1912. Under the pen name of Shelley Smith, she wrote 15 crime and detective novels between 1942 and 1978. Smith is best known for The Ballard of the Running Ma and its 1963 film adaption starring Laurence Harvey and Lee Remick.
