Celia Dale was born in 1912 and was once a secretary toRumer Godden, and also worked as a publisher's advisor and a book reviewer. Her first novel, TheLeast of These, was published in 1943, and she went on to write twelve others. She won the 1986Crime Writer's Association Veuve Cliquot Short Story Award for 'Lines of Communication', whichappears in her only short story collection, A PersonalCall and Other Stories. She died in 2011
'Queen of the eerie, Celia Dale takes you on an unforgettable tale.' - Stylist 'A perfectly sinister read.' - Vogue