Fright
A man. A woman. A kiss in the dark. That is how it begins. But before his nightmare ends, Prescott Marshall will learn that kisses and darkness can both hide evil intent – and that the worst darkness of all may be lurking inside him. Lost for more than half a century and never before published...
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A man. A woman. A kiss in the dark. That is how it begins. But before his nightmare ends, Prescott Marshall will learn that kisses and darkness can both hide evil intent – and that the worst darkness of all may be lurking inside him. Lost for more than half a century and never before published under Cornell Woolrich’s real name, FRIGHT is a breathtaking noir crime novel worthy of the writer who has been called “the Hitchcock of the written word” and “one of the giants of mystery fiction.”
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857683250 (085768325X)
Publish date: March 29th 2011
Publisher: Hard Case Crime
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Cornell Woolrich manages to layer on the paranoia and fear. We see poor nice guy Prescott Marshall go from being pestered by a one night stand to the abyss and it's nearly all his own doing. Oh, and along the way he takes everyone except the insurance salesman with him. We see the Prescott make ...
Soon to be married Prescott Marshall goes on a bender and winds up sleeping with a young lady that isn't his fiancee. She starts squeezing him for money afterwards and on the morning of his wedding, Prescott snaps! He spends the rest of his life running, but you can't run from Fright!Actually, the...
My review:http://abouttocharge.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/daybreak-atlantic-city-secret-life-on-a-honeymoon-life-apart/