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In "Fright" Cornell Woolrich delivers a gripping noir thriller. After murdering his blackmailing mistress on the day of his wedding, Prescott Marshall goes on the run with his new bride, setting off a tense and deadly cat-and-mouse chase. The novel, long neglected and unpublished under the author’s real name for over fifty years, combines elements of mystery, suspense, and detective intrigue.
First publish date: 1950
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Cornell Woolrich
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