Wheel of fortune

by Ethel Lena White, Saif Moawad (Editor), Mashreq Electronic Library Translation Team (Translator)

Overview

In a remote place in Europe, wealthy young woman Iris finds herself on a mysterious adventure full of suspense. After spending a boring vacation with her friends who left her in a small hotel, she feels relaxed and free, but soon begins to miss them. When she decides to leave, she boards a crowded train and meets a woman named Furry, a tutor to the children of an opposition leader. Things seem normal, until Iris falls asleep after taking some painkillers, only to wake up to a terrifying reality: Mrs. Froy has completely disappeared. The biggest surprise is that all the passengers denied the existence of this woman in the first place. Iris remains faced with a puzzling mystery, searching for the truth in a race against time before someone gets hurt. Will she be able to uncover the truth or will Mrs. Froy's disappearance remain a mystery? The novel "Wheel of Fortune" offers a mixture of excitement and mystery in a suspenseful and unpredictable plot, which inspired director Alfred Hitchcock to turn it into a famous movie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9787523413319
Publisher:	Al-Mashreq eBookstore
Publication date:	10/22/2024
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	385 KB
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years
Language:	Arabic

About the Author

إثيل لينا وايت (1876-1944) كانت كاتبة بريطانية متميزة في أدب الجريمة، ولدت في ويلز وبدأت حياتها الأدبية منذ صغرها بالكتابة لمجلات الأطفال. لاحقًا، أصبحت واحدة من أبرز كتاب الجريمة والإثارة في بريطانيا والولايات المتحدة خلال عقدَي الثلاثينيات والأربعينيات. من أشهر أعمالها "عجلة الحظ"، التي ألهمت المخرج الشهير ألفريد هيتشكوك ليحولها إلى فيلم "اختفاء السيدة" عام 1938، مما زاد من شهرتها ورسخ اسمها في عالم أدب الجريمة والإثارة.