2 Quotes & Sayings By Elizabeth Jane Weston
Elizabeth Jane Weston (February 10, 1881June 6, 1970) was an American writer known mainly for her work of mystery fiction. Weston was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She had a brother, William Morison Weston (who died of tuberculosis) and two sisters, Lilla and Dorothy. In 1911 she married Colonel Eustace George Weston (1857-1942), who was a prominent publisher and dealer in rare books
His influence on her work is evident in the fact that she wrote her first book, The Sinister House (1920), when she was still married to him. Weston's first book of mystery fiction, The Sinister Image (1922), was well received in both Britain and the United States by a public eager for a glimpse into a world of bizarre intrigue and scandal that fascinated the public in the 1920s and 1930s. Her subsequent works were well received in both countries.
Her best known works include The Face at Fenwick Hall (1926), The Crime at Black Dudley (1931), The Crime at Graven Hill (1932), The Crime at Manderley (1934) , The Case of Mr. Pelham (1935) ,The Strange Case of Dr. Fell (1936), The Green Glove (1937) ,The Murder at Styles (1938), The Perilous Gard