{"product_id":"the-bride-wore-black-paperback-5","title":"The Bride Wore Black - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCornell Woolrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEddie Muller\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the wealthy ladies' man fell from his balcony in the midst of his engagement party, the police dismissed the death as the result of a freak accident. There was nothing to connect it with the poisoning of a lonely man in his squalid apartment, or with the married business-man killed after him, sealed into a closet and left to suffocate. No connection, that is, aside from the appearance of a beautiful woman in each case, just before the victims met their untimely ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody knows her identity, where she comes from or whither she goes. Nor do they know why anyone would be targeting this series of seemingly-unrelated persons. But one police detective is convinced that the answers to these questions can save the lives of men who might be next on the list, men who will continue to die at a rapid rate unless he can solve the puzzle and intervene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCornell Woolrich's first crime novel, The Bride Wore Black is the stylish, tense thriller that launched the career of \"the supreme master of suspense\" (New York Times). It was filmed by Francois Truffaut under the same title, and went on to inspire Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn George Hopley-Woolrich, \u003cb\u003eCornell Woolrich\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1968) is the pen name most often employed by one of America's best crime and noir writers, whose other pseudonyms included George Hopley and William Irish, the moniker under which \u003ci\u003eWaltz into Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e was first published. His novels were among the first to employ the atmosphere, outlook, and impending sense of doom that came to be characterized as noir, and inspired some of the most famous films of the period, including Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e, Francois Truffaut's \u003ci\u003eThe Bride Wore Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, and celebrated B-movies such as \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Angel\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEddie Muller\u003c\/b\u003e, \"The Czar of Noir,\" is the founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation, and provides commentary for noir films and specials on Turner Classic Movies. He created his own graphics firm, St. Francis Studio, and is the author of Grindhouse, Dark City Dames, and Dark City. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429322277113,"sku":"9781613162002","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/peUjKNonKR9781613162002_f17fe683-7932-42ec-90b9-17469a49a077.webp?v=1771445099","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-bride-wore-black-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}