Black Angel

by Cornell Woolrich

Genres: Mystery

Synopsis

This hypnotic thriller by the father of noir exposes its heroine to a waking nightmare.

 

A panic-stricken young wife races against time to prove that her convicted husband did not murder his mistress. Writing in first person from her viewpoint, Woolrich makes us feel her love and anguish and desperation, as she becomes an avenging angel to rescue her husband from execution.

Publisher: Pegasus Books

Print pages: 304