OCTOBER 2012 - AudioFile
Determined to confront her husband’s mistress, Alberta Murray arrives at the woman’s apartment only to find her murdered. Alberta’s husband is accused of the crime and sentenced to die. Convinced of his innocence, Alberta must track down the real killer. Hillary Huber captures the author’s portrayal of Alberta as a weary, downtrodden yet determined woman. Huber’s narration heightens the listener’s interest and sympathy for the character and her plight. Huber colorfully depicts the denizens of late 1930s New York City from the Bowery to sleazy nightclubs to the Upper East Side as Alberta pursues the killer. This is classic noir fiction from the author of REAR WINDOW, and Huber’s compelling reading places the listener solidly in time and place. F.T. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
Woolrich devised and used instruments of psychological torture--his stories.
Along with Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich practically invented the genre of noir.
Nothing beats a tale of fatalistic dread by the supreme master of suspense, Cornell Woolrich, whose novels and short stories define the essence of noir nihilism.--Marilyn Stasio
Woolrich was a master of the form.--Tom Nolan
You can palpably feel the agony in Woolrich and his work.--James Ellroy
Newsday
Along with Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich practically invented the genre of noir.
Tom Nolan - Wall Street Journal
Woolrich was a master of the form.
James Ellroy
You can palpably feel the agony in Woolrich and his work.
Time
Woolrich devised and used instruments of psychological torture—his stories.
Marilyn Stasio - New York Times Book Review
Nothing beats a tale of fatalistic dread by the supreme master of suspense, Cornell Woolrich, whose novels and short stories define the essence of noir nihilism.
Time
Woolrich devised and used instruments of psychological torture—his stories.
New York Times Book Review
Nothing beats a tale of fatalistic dread by the supreme master of suspense, Cornell Woolrich, whose novels and short stories define the essence of noir nihilism.— Marilyn Stasio
Wall Street Journal
Woolrich was a master of the form.— Tom Nolan
