Pregnant, abandoned by her lover, and desperate, Helen boards a train heading west. She meets Patrice, a happy young expectant mother who’s traveling with her husband, Hugh, to meet his family for the first time. Patrice lets Helen try on her wedding-band—just before the train crashes, killing Patrice and Hugh. Thinking Helen is their widowed daughter-in-law, Hugh’s family welcomes her into their rich and loving home. For the first time, Helen’s life is good—until her ex-lover comes to town with blackmail on his mind.“It is high time Woolrich was rediscovered.” —Los Angeles Times
“No one put quite the same heartbeat into a story that Cornell Woolrich did.” —Ellery Queen
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