When a long-distance romance leads to betrayal, an obsessed man descends into madness in a chilling classic from "the supreme master of suspense" ( New York Times).When New Orleans coffee merchant Louis Durand first meets his bride-to-be after a months-long courtship by mail, he's shocked that she doesn't match the photographs sent with her correspondence. But Durand has told his own fibs, concealing from her the details of his wealth—so he mostly feels fo...

Although “The Drugstore Cowboy” (published in 1927 and unrelateld to the movie of the same name) has some crime elements, including a stolen car and a high-speed police chase, it is primarily a Jazz Age tale. Filmed, it would have made a terrific screwball comedy in the right director’s hands—imagine young actors Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn in the starring roles as you read. If you are a fan of Woolrich's mysteries, this is a worthy addition to his oeuvre, showcases elements he would ...

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 the power of clairvoyance, a man whose predictions have unerringly aided her father in his business many times before. Shawn and a squad of detectives investigate this dire prediction and try to avert the millionaire businessman from meeting...

What if you woke up to discover everyone thought you were somebody else?Pregnant and abandoned, all Helen Georgesson has is five dollars and a one-way ticket to San Francisco. Then she is involved in a train crash, and regains consciousness only to discover that she has given birth – and, in a bizarre twist of fate, has been mistaken for somebody else. Helen decides to claim this opportunity to make a new life for herself and her son. But eventually her past will c...

Nach einem Streit mit seiner Frau verlässt Scott Henderson seine Wohnung und begegnet in einer Bar einer fremden Frau. Sie beschließen, die Nacht gemeinsam zu verbringen, aber sich nicht ihre Namen zu verraten.Als Scott schließlich nach Hause kommt, erwartet ihn dort die Polizei: Seine Frau wurde ermordet – und er bräuchte ein Alibi. Doch niemand, der ihn zusammen mit der fremden Frau gesehen hat, will sich an die Frau erinnern...Die Phantom-Lady von Cornell Woolri...

A dark tale of the destructive power of love and obsession from 'The supreme master of suspense' NEW YORK TIMES'The father of the modern suspense story' LA TIMESWhen Louis Durand first meets his bride-to-be after a months-long courtship by mail, he's shocked that she doesn't match the photographs sent with her correspondence. But Durand has not exactly been truthful, either, concealing the details of his wealth. Mostly, he feels fortunate s...

Vier Männer sterben. Vier Männer, die nichts miteinander verbindet, außer, dass sie auf eigenartige Weise den Tod fanden – und zuvor eine junge, hübsche Frau kennengelernt haben....Der Thriller-Klassiker Die Braut trug Schwarz von Cornell Woolrich – erstmals im Jahr 1940 veröffentlicht – ist ein düsteres Noir-Lesevergnügen von einem Meister der Suspense. Der Roman wurde 1968 von François Truffaut unter dem Titel La Mariée était en noir verfilmt – in den Hauptrolle...

He stepped out of the warm sunlight into a dark, empty room; he groped in terror, and his hands met only the constricting black void. And no one would believe what he said—about the little girl who wasn't there

Sie haben praktisch keine Chance zu entkommen: Es bleiben ihnen genau vier Stunden für die Flucht. Sie will auf keinen Fall ohne ihn fort. Und er wagt nicht zu fliehen, bevor er nicht jene Person in der riesigen Stadt gefunden hat, die ihn vom Mordverdacht freisprechen kann. Ein abgerissener Knopf, eine Zigarrenkippe, eine Streichholzschachtel - das sind die einzigen Spuren. Die Mordkommission ist ihnen dicht auf den Fersen, unerbittlich verrinnt die Zeit...Cornell Woolrich (* 4. D...

“Bricky”, a hardened ten-cents-a-dance-girl who is disillusioned with life in New York City but is too scared to admit failure and return to her small-town home in Iowa. One night she meets Quinn, a troubled young patron who Bricky lets walk her home. They discover that they both come from the same town and the two quickly bond. He then admits he also secretly longs to return, but can’t until his conscience is clear from some money he stole from the safe of a former client. They make a pac...

Pregnant, abandoned by her lover, and desperate, Helen boards a train heading west. She meets Patrice, a happy young expectant mother who’s traveling with her husband, Hugh, to meet his family for the first time. Patrice lets Helen try on her wedding-band—just before the train crashes, killing Patrice and Hugh. Thinking Helen is their widowed daughter-in-law, Hugh’s family welcomes her into their rich and loving home. For the first time, Helen’s life is good—until her ex-lover comes to tow...

A man is first accused, and then convicted, of murdering his wife. As his execution date approaches, his friends and a sympathetic detective frantically search for his alibi, a woman with whom he’d gone to a Broadway show the night of the murder. None of the people who saw them together recall the woman.