The Bride Wore Black

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This was a page-turning and disturbing psychological thriller that features a female serial killer motivated by thoughts of revenge. It's similar in many ways to another Woolrich work, Rendezvous in Black. Thanks to the fellow #BookCrossing member who sent this book to me!

I'm at 10 hours and 15 minutes now for the #24B4Monday readathon and will try to squeeze in a bit more reading before bedtime tonight!
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Andrew65 That‘s a great time, well done. 👏👏👏 5y

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kwmg40

The Bride Wore Black | Cornell Woolrich

I‘m planning to read some classic mysteries for this weekend‘s #24B4Monday #readathon!

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batsy Love those paperbacks! 5y

jb72 Great choices! Happy to have you aboard. 5y

kwmg40 @batsy Yes, they look well-loved! The Woolrich is one I received from a #BookCrossing friend. 5y

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kwmg40 @jb72 Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting lots of reading done tonight after work. 5y

Andrew65 Great book choices, good luck. 😊 5y

rabbitprincess That is a bananapants Agatha Christie cover! I don't know which ones are weirder: the Fontanas or the Dells! 5y

kwmg40 @andrew65 Thanks! These mysteries are such fun and quick reads. 5y

kwmg40 @rabbitprincess Those 1970's mystery/crime covers really have a distinctive look! This one is from a 1975 printing. I wonder if the graphic designers of that time were told, “Open the book at a random spot and pick an item mentioned on the page. Repeat 3-4 times. Put items on cover.“ 5y

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Billypar

The Bride Wore Black | Cornell Woolrich

#BurningBride #NoFemmeber This title popped in my head and I realized I know nothing about the book itself. Sounds good, creepy, & possibly a little campy? Noir is definitely a genre label that could be applied to Shilpa Ray's songs--seductive and scary, but with a sense of humor too (though, not in this particular song, which is pitch black and spooky). And in a bookish connection, the full album with this song was inspired by Brave New World.

Billypar @Cinfhen 6y

Cinfhen 🖤🖤🖤love everything about this post 6y

saresmoore Hey, that‘s really cool about being inspired by Brave New World! 6y

Billypar @Cinfhen Thanks! 😃 6y

Billypar @saresmoore Yeah, she mentioned that in an interview and now of course I need to go back and listen to album with that in mind. 6y

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Michael_Gee

The Bride Wore Black | Cornell Woolrich

so-so

Fun, moody noir. Not a lot of subtlety, but a few nice surprises and a twist. This edition had some distracting editing mistakes, which made me grateful I was reading a library copy.

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