{"product_id":"waltz-into-darkness-paperback","title":"Waltz Into Darkness - 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\u003eWallace Stroby\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen New Orleans coffee merchant Louis Durand first meets his bride-to-be after a months-long courtship by mail, he's shocked that she doesn't match the photographs sent with her correspondence. But Durand has told his own fibs, concealing from her the details of his wealth, and so he mostly feels fortunate to find her so much more beautiful than expected. Soon after they marry, however, he becomes increasingly convinced that the woman in his life is not the same woman with whom he exchanged letters, a fact that becomes unavoidable when she suddenly disappears with his fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone, desperate, and inexplicably love-sick, Louis quickly descends into madness, obsessed with finding Julia and bringing her to justice -- and simply with seeing her again. He engages the services of a private detective to do so, embarking on a search that spans the southeast of the country. When he finally tracks her down, the nightmare truly begins...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark tale of the destructive power of love, \u003cem\u003eWaltz into Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic \"femme fatale\" narrative that shows \"the father of the modern suspense story\" (\u003cem\u003eLA Times\u003c\/em\u003e) at the top of his unsettling craft. It has been adapted for film twice, most notably serving as the basis for Francois Truffaut's \u003cem\u003eMississippi Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e.\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\u003eWallace Stroby\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and the author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eSome Die Nameless\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2018, and four titles featuring professional thief Crissa Stone. A native of Long Branch, N.J., he's a lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412092272889,"sku":"9781613161524","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E9dhHHIhFI9781613161524.webp?v=1770836690","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/waltz-into-darkness-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}