{"title":"Horace Brown","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"whispering-city-book-horace-brown-9781550656381","title":"Whispering City","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuebec City crime reporter Mary Roberts is about to leave her desk for the day when she receives word that a woman has been struck down in the centre of town. The victim is Renée Brancourt. A former pin-up, she'd once been a big star, treading the boards at the \u003ci\u003eComédie-Française\u003c\/i\u003e, until her lover, Robert Marchand, plunged over Montmorency Falls. Renée's inability to accept his death led her to be institutionalized.\u003c\/p\u003e ? \u003cp\u003eNow on her deathbed at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, the faded \u003ci\u003evedette\u003c\/i\u003e tells Mary that Robert's death was no accident. She points an accusing finger at Albert Frédéric, the most respected lawyer in the city, thus setting the young reporter on a trail that will ultimately imperil her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e ? \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhispering City\u003c\/i\u003e began as a 1947 Canadian feature shot in both English and French (\u003ci\u003eLa Forteresse\u003c\/i\u003e). Predating Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eI Confess\u003c\/i\u003e by six years, it is the earliest film noir set in Canada. In his novelization, \u003cb\u003eHorace Brown\u003c\/b\u003e improves upon the film, altering the dialogue, shedding its weaknesses, providing backstory, and giving flesh to its characters. The result brings tension and is a much darker noir.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst issued in 1947 by Global Publishing of Pickering, Ontario. \u003ci\u003eWhispering City\u003c\/i\u003e has since become one of the most sought-after Canadian pulp novels. This Ricochet Books edition marks a return to print after seventy-six years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49751311352081,"sku":"NGR9781550656381","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51036772106513,"sku":"NIN9781550656381","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1550656384.jpg?v=1751275551"},{"product_id":"horace-brown-cd-0020831159425","title":"Horace Brown","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53423020048657,"sku":"CINB000F7U0QCVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0020831159425.jpg?v=1776382220"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-horace-brown.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}