The Strange Case of Hellish Nell

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“On March 23, 1944, as the allied forces prepared for D-Day, Britain’s most famous psychic, Helen Duncan-“Nell” to her family-stood in the dock of Britain’s highest criminal court accused of…witchcraft. It was a trial so bizarre Winston Churchill grumbled, “Why all this tomfoolery?” But the Prime Minister was not privy to the Military Intelligence agenda fueling the prosecution: Duncan’s séances were accurately revealing top-secret British ship movements. The authorities wanted “Hellish Nell” silenced. Using diaries, personal papers, interviews, and declassified documents, Nina Shandler resurrects this strange courtroom episode and the shadowy world of wartime secrets and psychics. Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, The Strange Case of Hellish Nell is a true crime tale laced with supernatural phenomena and wartime intrigue.”

“Loose Lips Sink Ships.” Did Helen Duncan really spill WWII secrets with help from the dead? If nothing else, an interesting case study on how far government is allowed to go to protect secrets during wartime.

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    Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award « So Your Friend Likes To Read said:
    September 1, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    […] The Strange Case of Hellish Nell because it’s a supposedly true story that is beyond belief. It’s about Helen Duncan, […]

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    In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters « So Your Friend Likes To Read said:
    October 11, 2015 at 11:14 am

    […] last book I read on Spiritualism was set in WWII Britain (The Strange Case of Hellish Nell) so we know that this phenomenon (I mean the act of believing in spirits) lasted a long time. This […]

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