Fear Stalks the Village is a 1932 mystery novel by the British writer Ethel Lina White.Bourgeau p.183 It was her second novel in the genre, and was published by Ward, Lock & Co.Reilly p.1473 It was later published in the United States by Harper Brothers due to the author's growing reputation.
Synopsis In an seemingly idyllic English village, the peace is shattered by a series of poison pen letters dredging up long-buried secrets about the various leading inhabitants. This soon has deadly consequences, and Joan Brook working as a paid companion for Lady D'Arcy finds herself in the middle of it.
References
Bibliography Bourgeau, Art. The Mystery Lover's Companion. Crown, 1986. Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.