It was filmed by Francois Truffaut under the same title, and went on to inspire Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies. 'The Bride Wore Black is a delightfully dark pioneer noir novel from 1940 that still feels innovative and keeps readers off-balance without being off-putting.' Shelf Awareness 'The writing of Cornell Woolrich goes through you like a shriek in the night. But one police detective is convinced that the answers to these questions can save the lives of men who might be next on the list, men who will continue to die at a rapid rate unless he can solve the puzzle and intervene.Ĭornell Woolrich's first crime novel, The Bride Wore Black is the stylish, tense thriller that launched the career of 'the supreme master of suspense' (New York Times). Nor do they know why anyone would be targeting this series of seemingly-unrelated persons. The film is based on the novel of the same name. Nobody knows her identity, where she comes from or whither she goes. The Bride Wore Black (French: La Marie tait en noir) is a 1968 French film directed by Franois Truffaut. No connection, that is, aside from the appearance of a beautiful woman in each case, just before the victims met their untimely ends. There was nothing to connect it with the poisoning of a lonely man in his squalid apartment, or with the married business-man killed after him, sealed into a closet and left to suffocate. The Bride Wore Black Paperback by Cornell Woolrich (Author) 211 ratings Kindle Edition £3.79 Read with Our Free App Hardcover £24.26 1 New from £24.26 Paperback £4.91 5 Used from £4.91 No one knew who she was, where she came from, or why she had entered their lives. When the wealthy ladies' man fell from his balcony in the midst of his engagement party, the police dismissed the death as the result of a freak accident. The Bride is soon back on her feet after a jolt of electricity, but King of Skin is.

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