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In Woolrich's iconic tale, Detective Tom Shawn saves a lovely young woman from a suicide attempt one night, and later hears her story. She is in despair because the death of her wealthy father has been predicted by a confidence man seemingly gifted with the power of clairvoyance; a man whose predictions have unerringly aided her father in his business many times before. Shawn and a squad of detectives investigate this dire prediction and try to avert the millionaire businessman from meeting his ordained end at the stroke of midnight.

An Mord glaubt auch Hal Jeffries, der wegen eines eingegipsten Beines zu Bewegungsunfähigkeit und Langeweile verdammt in seinem brütend heißen Hinterhof-Apartment festsitzt. In Ermangelung anderer Unterhaltung – Bücher sind nicht seine Sache – verlegt er sich aufs Beobachten. Jeff "geht" der Sache auf den Grund. Schon bald erweist sich ausgerechnet eine Büste von Rousseau (oder war es Montesquieu?) aus dem Besitz seines belesenen Vormieters als lebensrettend.

Als die Erzählung "Rear Window" 1942 im Dime Detective Magazine erschien, hieß sie "It Had to Be Murder". An Mord glaubt auch Hal Jeffries, der wegen eines eingegipsten Beines zu Bewegungsunfähigkeit und Langeweile verdammt in seinem brütend heißen Hinterhof-Apartment festsitzt. In Ermangelung anderer Unterhaltung - Bücher sind nicht seine Sache - verlegt er sich aufs Beobachten. Der Blick in die Wohnungen gegenüber ist wie Kino: Auf dem Programm stehen Slapstick, Drama - und Mord. Gesehen hat "Jeff" das Verbrechen allerdings nicht. Beweise liegen schon gar nicht vor.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeDark crime fiction author Cornell Woolrich (real name George Hopley) brings us this show-stopping collection of grim and twisted stories of murder and other misdeeds. From a falsely accused ex-con who finds himself in an untenable situation in "I'll Take You Home, Kathleen" to the grotesque death of a starlet in "Screen Test", from a profoundly sad and impossible decision in "I O U" to the surprising twists and darkly humorous turns of "Bequest", these stories show Woolrich firing on all cylinders. As the centerpiece of the collection, ...

Dark crime fiction author Cornell Woolrich (real name George Hopley) brings us this show-stopping collection of grim and twisted stories of murder and other misdeeds. From a falsely accused ex-con who finds himself in an untenable situation in "I'll Take You Home, Kathleen" to the grotesque death of a starlet in "Screen Test", from a profoundly sad and impossible decision in "I O U" to the surprising twists and darkly humorous turns of "Bequest", these stories show Woolrich firing on all cylinders. As the centerpiece of the collection, the title novella "Nightmare" (which has been adapted into...