DEAD MAN BLUES.

by Cornell. (Writing as William Irish) Woolrich

1st ed. Six stories by the master of noir fiction, Cornell Woolrich. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, rear panel slightly soiled. Some professional restoration to edges, not visable. The dark blue and black front panel is bright. Scarce in this condition. A scan of the jacket is available.

Genres: Short Stories

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1947

Reviews

[Jim Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mixed bag of short stories written under the William Irish pen name of Cornell Woolrich. It was published in 1948 and the 7 stories span the period from 1937 to 1947. Most of the stories are just average but the standout is "Fire Escape".

[Rupert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was lucky enough to score a beautiful hardback first of this in a very good jacket. A pleasure to hold and read. These stories are in Woolrich/Irish’s crime mode which I don’t love like his suspense thriller pieces, but they’re top notch with interesting developed characters.

[Barbara Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fire-Escape is an outstanding story, worth five stars alone. Others were a little average, still very enjoyable though. Really recommend, love Mr Woolrich's work!