![]() Octavo (21cm) royal blue cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover navy blue topstain dustjacket viii,3-312pp. Based on a book by American genre novelist Cornell Woolrich (aka William Irish) and shot by the legendary Raoul Coutard (Contempt, Z), the film - about a widow. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. ![]() A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, and basis for François Truffaut's 1968 film of the same name, starring Jeanne Moreau as the avenging Bride. The Bride Wore Black (Paperback) Published January 5th 2021 by American Mystery Classics. "Julie Killeen's husband is killed on the church steps moments after their marriage and in a ritual substitution of deathmaking for lovemaking, she devotes the rest of her life to tracking down and systematically murdering the drunk driver and his four cronies whom she holds responsible" (Pronzini & Muller, p.860). ![]() ![]() The author's first full-length work of crime fiction, the first of his "Black" novels, and his first deep foray into the revenge narrative he would craft so expertly throughout his career. Book cover: The Bride Wore Black, by Cornell Woolrich From The Bride Wore Black : If she comes forward within a day or two to identify or clear herself, as soon as she hears we’re looking for her, the chances are it’ll turn out to have been an accident and she ran out simply to escape the noteriety, knowing she had no right up here. ![]()
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