Black is the Night
eBook - ePub

Black is the Night

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Black is the Night

About this book

A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window' that inspired Alfred Hitchock's classic film.

Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.

An anthology of exclusive new short stories in tribute to the master of pulp era crime writing, Cornell Woolrich. Woolrich, also published as William Irish and George Hopley, stands with Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner and Dashiell Hammett as a legend in the genre.

He is a hugely influential figure for crime writers, and is also remembered through the 50+ films made from his novels and stories, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, The Bride Wore Black, I Married a Dead Man, Phantom Lady, Truffaut's La Sirene du Mississippi, and Black Alibi.

Collected and edited by one of the most experienced editors in the field, Maxim Jakubowski, features original work from:

Neil Gaiman

Joel Lane

Joe R. Lansdale

Vaseem Khan

Brandon Barrows

Tara Moss

Kim Newman

Nick Mamatas

Mason Cross

Martin Edwards

Donna Moore

James Grady

Lavie Tidhar

Barry N. Malzberg

James Sallis

A.K. Benedict

Warren Moore

Max Decharne

Paul Di Filippo

M.W. Craven

Charles Ardai

Susi Holliday

Bill Pronzini

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Maxim Jakubowski

Joseph S. Walker

Samantha Lee Howe

O'Neil De Noux

David Quantick

Ana Teresa Pereira

William Boyle

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Information

Publisher
Titan Books
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781789099997
eBook ISBN
9781803360010
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Introduction
  6. Why Cornell Woolrich Matters
  7. The Black Window
  8. Missing Sister
  9. A Thin Slice of Heaven
  10. Two Wrongs
  11. The Husband Machine
  12. Black Window
  13. The Man in the Sailor Suit
  14. People You May Know
  15. The Woman Who Never Was
  16. First You Dream, Then You Die
  17. Eyes Without A Face
  18. The Case of Baby X
  19. The Phantom Gentleman
  20. Parkview
  21. The Lake, The Moon and The Murder
  22. The Jacket
  23. The Woman at the Late Show
  24. The Bride Hated Champagne
  25. Institutional Memory
  26. Sleep! Sleep! Beauty Bright
  27. The Invitation
  28. The Long Road Down
  29. Our Opera Singer
  30. What Happens After The End
  31. A Shade Darker Than Gray
  32. Trophy Wife
  33. Blue Moon Over Burgundy
  34. Red
  35. Looking For You Through The Gray Rain
  36. New York Blues Redux
  37. About the Editor
  38. About the Contributors

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