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Go Ask Jordan, I Think She'll Know is on page 168 of 261

As far as mystery/suspense goes this is one of the finest short story collections I've ever read

Each story is sublime on its own. I can now say with reasonable certainty that Cornell Woolrich never wrote the same mystery twice.

Yet there are almost always two twists in all his stories- bare minimum- and a surprising amount of character development.

These tales feel fresh 80 years later. Don't let age deter!

— Sep 10, 2025 05:42PM

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I've read two or three Woolrich full novels before. Each story is like 40 pages so not super short but gripping

What's amazing is we have a crossroads of crime/noir, mystery, and a bit of horror. 'Murder, Obliquely' has a brilliant psychological edge. Hitchcock should've adapted 'All at Once, No Alice' as he did with Woolrich's 'Rear Window'.

(Yep- this guy wrote Rear Window and he remains underrated!)

— Sep 05, 2025 11:40PM