Overlooked No More: Ethel Lina White, Master of Suspense Who Inspired Hitchcock

A powerhouse of the genre, she published around 100 short stories and 17 novels, one of which was adapted into the acclaimed film “The Lady Vanishes.”Ethel Lina White in an undated photograph. She eschewed fame, telling one reporter: “I was not born. I have never been educated and have no tastes or hobbies.”