The Whispering Woman is a 1949 mystery thriller novel by the British author Gerald Verner. It was part of his series featuring Superintendent Budd.The Publisher, Volume 174. 1960. p.14Enser p.144 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.Goble p.477
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