This delightful suspense novel from 1963 stars Helen McLeish, a Scottish spinster, in Normandy in her red Mini. She is on a well-deserved vacation after burying her invalid father whom she tended for ten long years. After she is passed through French customs she gets the feeling that she is being followed. After she meets her sister and brother-in-law at their vacation house, she takes her niece and nephew to beach where she has a nasty encounter with one of the stalkers. Happily, she also meets a local mechanic, the hero and love interest of the story, and they have an adventure together. The McGuffin is so-so, but the draws are the brisk pace, ingenious plot twists, and the realistic interplay between characters.
Henry Calvin was the pen name of Clifford Hanley (1922 â 1999), a journalist, novelist, playwright and script writer from Glasgow.
Henry Calvin was the pen name of Clifford Hanley (1922 â 1999), a journalist, novelist, playwright and script writer from Glasgow.
