Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968) reinvented suspense fiction for the twentieth century. For four decades, hundreds of his stories appeared in popular American pulp magazines while motion picture directors as varied as Hitchcock and Truffaut memorably translated his work into such classic films as Rear Window and The Bride Wore Black.
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In Woolrich's iconic tale, Detective Tom Shawn saves a lovely young woman from a suicide attempt one night and later hears her story. She is in despair because the death of her wealthy father has been predicted by a confidence man seemingly gifted with th... SEE MORE