Rendezvous In Black by Cornell Woolrich
On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He s waiting for Dorothy, his fiancee, and tonight is the last night they ll be meeting here, for it s May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she s late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident an accident involving a group of drunken men, a low-flying charter plane, and an empty liquor bottle. In one short moment Johnny loses all that matters to him and his life is shattered. He vows to take from these men exactly what they took from him. After years of planning, Johnny begins his quest for revenge, and on May 31st of each year always on May 31st wives, lovers, and daughters are suddenly no longer safe.
Suspense fiction writer Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968) has been called the Father of Noir and the Edgar Allan Poe of the 20th Century. His stories were the basis of such classic suspense films as Hitchcock's Rear Window and Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black. Other well-known works by Woolrich (sometimes writing under the pseudonym William Irish) include Phantom Lady, Black Angel, Deadline at Dawn, and I Married a Dead Man.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812971453 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812971450 |
| Title | Rendezvous In Black |
| Author | Cornell Woolrich |
| Series | 20th Century Rediscoveries Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2004-01-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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