A Question of Time — Helen McCloy

They told Lisa she was the daughter of an American aristocrat and an Italian princess, both of whom had died shortly after Lisa's birth.

They told Lisa she was heiress to a vast Boston fortune, and that her American family cherished her awl wanted her to stay with them.

They told Lisa that the handsome, charming young man who was so attentive to her was an ideal choice for a lover and a husband.

At first Lisa tried to believe it all. Then she the separate the truth from the lies. But finally she know only one thing for sure...

...someone or something was out to destroy her....