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Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968) was an American novelist and short story writer who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley. More film noir screenplays were adapted from works by Woolrich than any other crime novelist, and many of his stories were adapted during the 1940s for Suspense and other dramatic radio programs. Hroughout his writing career he produced a reported 26 novels/novellas and hundreds of short stories.

Cornell Woolrich's Black Alibi is a memorable trip into the heart of darkness Woolrich transports us to Ciudad Real, a dimly-lit South American town terrorized by a string of grisly murders olice and townsfolk believe the culprit is an escaped jaguar.

But is the killer animal or human s it really a big cat? Might it be Kiki Walker, a slinky nightclub chanteuse.

Ould it be Kiki's ambitious press agent Jerry Manning, anxious to boost his own notoriety in any way he can? Or is it Clo-Clo, the town's sexy, gold-digging trollop oolrich keeps us guessing.

We're literally kept in the dark about the murderer, the next victim, and when each act of debauchery will occur oolrich takes us on a journey fraught with fear, rich in atmosphere, laden with agonizing suspense Those pitch-black streets of Cuidad conceal a terrifying secret lack Alibi may be crime fiction's first slasher story'the forerunner of countless films, novels, and short stories Woolrich plays on our fears of the dark, the unseen, and the ever-present dangers that lurk in the shadows of night e brings us uncomfortably close to each murder; we see the horror through the eyes of each victim Woolrich's blend of noir and nightmare was superbly adapted by legendary producer Val Lewton in 1943's The Leopard Man, directed by genre master Jacques Tourneur lack Alibi's puzzling mystery is rivaled only by its feverish tension Woolrich's warning is clear: don't look behind you. edition information.

Edition Details

• Limited to 300 copies.
• Introduction by John Pelan.
• Several reprints of old Cornell Woolrich Black Alibi covers, all in full color.
• All copies signed by John Pelan, Matt Mahurin, and Jacob McMurray.
• Sewn binding, rounded back, ribbon marker, head and tail bands, printed endpapers, top-edge stain, and other extras.

External Links

• Black Alibi. Centipede Press page for Black Alibi
• Cornell Woolrich (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Cornell Woolrich