Deadline at Dawn by Cornell Woolrich
In this thrilling mystery from "the Hitchcock of the written word," two lovers rush to solve a murder before the end of a New York night (Believer)When Quinn first meets Bricky, she's working as a partner-for-hire at a dancehall and he's struggling to shake the anxiety of his guilty conscience. Earlier that day, the young man took advantage of a found key and used it to rob a stranger's home. Now, with the purloined money in his pocket, Quinn is unable to escape the memory of his wrongdoing--and not even a night spent dancing is enough to silence his nagging thoughts.
When the dancehall closes, he and Bricky return to the scene of the crime intending to restore the stolen fortune and begin a new life together, only to discover, upon arrival, that the owner of the property has been murdered. There's evidence present that easily links Quinn to the crime, and he expects that, as soon as day breaks and the authorities learn of the gruesome scene, he will be arrested straight away. Which means that he and Bricky have only a few short hours to find the true killer and clear Quinn's name.
What begins as a romance soon turns into a nightmare, as this young couple trek through the dark underbelly of old New York in a desperate race for salvation. Twisty, turny and breathlessly told, Deadline at Dawn is an exemplary tale from the "supreme master of suspense" (The New York Times ).
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Ride the Pink Horse
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The Dutch Shoe Mystery
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The Chinese Orange Mystery
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Home Sweet Homicide
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The Problem of the Wire Cage
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The Egyptian Cross Mystery
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The Red Widow Murders
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The Plague Court Murders
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The Red Lamp
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Rim of the Pit
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The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
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Waltz into Darkness
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The Haunted Lady
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Miss Pinkerton
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Golden Age Detective Stories
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Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries
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Death from a Top Hat
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The Red Right Hand
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The Siamese Twin Mystery
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The Spanish Cape Mystery
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The Eight of Swords
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The Chocolate Cobweb
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The Birthday Murder
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The Bride Wore Black
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The American Gun Mystery
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The Adventures of Ellery Queen
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The Great Hotel Murder
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The Cape Cod Mystery
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Obelists at Sea
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The Puzzle of the Happy Hooligan
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The Great Mistake
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The Cat Saw Murder
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The Case of the Careless Kitten
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The Unsuspected
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The Alarm of the Black Cat
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Cat's Paw
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Eight Faces at Three
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Golden Age Bibliomysteries
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The Fabulous Clipjoint
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The Wall
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Headed for a Hearse
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A Taste for Honey
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Murder by an Aristocrat
Cornell Woolrich is largely recognized as the greatest pure suspense novelist of the twentieth century. Rear Window, The Bride Wore Black, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, and I Married a Dead Man are just a few of Woolrich's iconic works and short tales (several of which have been made into classic films). Woolrich began writing in the 1920s with novels that earned him comparisons to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, Scott.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781613163269 |
| ISBN 10 | 1613163266 |
| Title | Deadline at Dawn |
| Author | Cornell Woolrich |
| Series | An American Mystery Classic |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penzler Publishers |
| Year published | 2022-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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