![]() ![]() It was filmed by Francois Truffaut under the same title, and went on to inspire Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies. 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.Ĭornell 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). ![]() ![]() Upon publication, the Kansas City Star said it was 'a delicacy for epicures' while the Hartford Courant stated. It was the first suspense novel that Woolrich wrote following his career as a pulp fiction author. ![]() Nor do they know why anyone would be targeting this series of seemingly-unrelated persons. This novel is not to be missed by crime fiction, suspense thriller and Woolrich fans. Nobody knows her identity, where she comes from or whither she goes. No connection, that is, aside from the appearance of a beautiful woman in each case, just before the victims met their untimely ends. 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. When 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. The Bride Wore Black by Cornell WoolrichCornell Woolrich Editorial Reviews eBook 4.99 View All Available Formats & Editions Hardcover 25.95 Paperback 15.95 eBook 4.99 eBook 4.99 View All Available Formats & Editions Instant Purchase Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |