While She Sleeps (A Mystery Novel)
A Gothic Mystery of Domestic Terror, Respectable Secrets, and Nocturnal Psychological SuspenseBy Ethel Lina White
Length7h 14m
About this audiobook
In While She Sleeps, Ethel Lina White develops a mystery of concealed motives, nocturnal vulnerability, and the unnerving instability of domestic security. The novel belongs to the tradition of Golden Age crime fiction, yet White's method is markedly psychological: suspense arises not only from the question of what has occurred, but from the growing uncertainty over whom one may trust and how confidently reality can be interpreted. Her prose is controlled, atmospheric, and attentive to the small disturbances—silences, gestures, and apparently ordinary details—that expose deeper danger. The result is a tightly constructed narrative in which the intimate sphere becomes a site of menace, while the title's emphasis on sleep suggests the surrender of vigilance and the fragile boundary between safety and peril. White's work reflects a particular strength in twentieth-century women's suspense fiction: she places characters, especially women, within social environments that restrict their freedom while making them unusually perceptive observers of threat. Her interest in fear, isolation, and compromised authority gives the novel a seriousness beyond the mechanics of the puzzle. Like her better-known psychological mysteries, this book demonstrates her ability to unite conventional detection with emotional and social unease. While She Sleeps is recommended to readers who value atmospheric mysteries, psychologically complex characterization, and suspense rooted in everyday life rather than sensational spectacle. It will especially appeal to admirers of Golden Age crime fiction and to those interested in the development of domestic and psychological thriller traditions.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (199)
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GenreMystery and Thriller
Length7 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 5, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Crimson Roses (Annotated)
2Chapter I. Hail Happy Morn
3Chapter II. A Vacuum Cleaner
4Chapter III. The Invisible Player
5Chapter IV. The Empty House
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6Chapter V. Gloves
7Chapter VI. The Appointment
8Chapter VII. The Listener
9Chapter VIII. All Cats Are Grey
10Chapter IX. The Cards Talk
11Chapter X. White Heather
12Chapter XI. Calais-Interlaken Express
13Chapter XII. The Real Miss Loveapple
14Chapter XIII. The Paragon
15Chapter XIV. Long Distance Murder
16Chapter XV. Mountains
17Chapter XVI. Kleine Scheidegg
18Chapter XVII. The Jewel-Case
19Chapter XVIII. Face Value
20Chapter XIX. Nocturnal
21Chapter XX. Nightmare
22Chapter XXI. Match-Point
23Chapter XXII. A Cup of Coffee
24Chapter XXIII. 'When She Sleeps'
25Chapter XXIV. A Dose of Salts
26Chapter XXV. The Underworld
27Chapter XXVI. Screen Magic
28Chapter XXVII. The Vigil
29Chapter XXVIII. The First Bit of Luck
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