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  • Rendezvous in Black

    Cornell Woolrich

    eBook (Renaissance Literary & Talent in collaboration with the Proprietor, March 15, 2015)
    “Along with Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich practically invented the genre of noir.” —NewsdayThis novel, written in 1948 is the last installment of the so-called Black Series which includes "The Bride Wore Black", "The Black Path of Fear", "The Black Angel", "Black Curtain" and "Black Alibi". At one time, Woolrich wrote in a letter to a devoted fan by the name of William Thailing that "Rendezvous in Black" and "The Black Angel" were his two favorite novels.Some scholars agree that "Rendezvous in Black" could easily be considered Woolrich's last piece of work created during his major writing period published under his own name. He had one other major work published under William Irish, "I Married a Dead Man".On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He’s waiting for Dorothy, his fiancée, and tonight is the last night they’ll be meeting here, for it’s May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she’s late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident—an accident involving a group of drunken men, a low-flying charter plane, and an empty liquor bottle. In one short moment Johnny loses all that matters to him and his life is shattered. He vows to take from these men exactly what they took from him. After years of planning, Johnny begins his quest for revenge, and on May 31st of each year—always on May 31st—wives, lovers, and daughters are suddenly no longer safe."'Rendezvous in Black', the greatest suspense novel from the greatest suspense writer of all time, Cornell Woolrich, is back in print..... Do not pass up this chance to encounter one of the most startling, emotionally rattling, and beautifully written pieces of noir in American literature. 'Rendezvous in Black' is nothing short of a masterpiece: strange, horrifying, sometimes illogical, stark, achingly poetic, and ultimately devastating. - Claude Avary, Amazon ReviewsCornell George Hopley-Woolrich (4 December 1903 – 25 September 1968) is one of America's best crime and noir writers who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley. He's often compared to other celebrated crime writers of his day, Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler.He attended New York's Columbia University but left school in 1926 without graduating when his first novel, "Cover Charge", was published. "Cover Charge" was one of six of his novels that he credits as inspired by the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Woolrich soon turned to pulp and detective fiction, often published under his pseudonyms. His best known story today is his 1942 "It Had to Be Murder" for the simple reason that it was adapted into the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock movie"Rear Window"starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. It was remade as a television film by Christopher Reeve in 1998.He's considered by many to be the inventor of the noir genre and many screenplays have been based on his mysteries, including "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" and "The Leopard Man".Check out the countless other Woolrich Novels, Novellas and Short Stories, also available as EBooks, from the Estate of Cornell Woolrich and Renaissance Literary & Talent!
  • Rendezvous in Black

    Cornell Woolrich

    Mass Market Paperback (Ballantine Books, Aug. 12, 1982)
    Crazed with grief, Johnny Marr is determined to find and kill the loved one of each person he holds responsible for his fiancee's death
  • Rendezvous in Black

    Cornell Woolrich, Richard Dooling

    Paperback (Modern Library, March 16, 2004)
    On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He’s waiting for Dorothy, his fiancée, and tonight is the last night they’ll be meeting here, for it’s May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she’s late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident—an accident involving a group of drunken men, a low-flying charter plane, and an empty liquor bottle. In one short moment Johnny loses all that matters to him and his life is shattered. He vows to take from these men exactly what they took from him. After years of planning, Johnny begins his quest for revenge, and on May 31st of each year—always on May 31st—wives, lovers, and daughters are suddenly no longer safe.
  • Rendezvous in Rome

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Simon Pulse, July 1, 1992)
    An innocent shopping spree in Rome leads to danger for Nancy, Bess, and George when Bess innocently purchases a piece of actual Etruscan jewelry from a jewel thief. Original.
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  • Rendezvous in Black

    Cornell Woolrich

    Hardcover (Amereon Ltd, June 1, 1984)
    On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He€™s waiting for Dorothy, his fiancée, and tonight is the last night they€™ll be meeting here, for it€™s May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she€™s late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident€”an accident involving a group of drunken men, a low-flying charter plane, and an empty liquor bottle. In one short moment Johnny loses all that matters to him and his life is shattered. He vows to take from these men exactly what they took from him. After years of planning, Johnny begins his quest for revenge, and on May 31st of each year€”always on May 31st€”wives, lovers, and daughters are suddenly no longer safe.
  • Rendezvous

    Melody Carlson

    Paperback (Zondervan, Dec. 2, 2014)
    Lost in translation?Having learned some hard lessons about the costs of fame, sisters Paige and Erin Forrester feel ready to take their fashion-focused TV show on location to Paris. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for many of their good intentions to get lost in translation. An unplanned week of filming at runway model Eliza Wilton’s family estate leads to romance, jealousy, and surprises. With cameras rolling, both girls have to be careful, or the future of On the Runway could end up as wobbly as Paige’s stiletto heels.
  • Rendezvous in Black

    Cornell Woolrich, William F. Nolan, Matt Mahurin

    Hardcover (Centipede Press, May 3, 2016)
    A grief-crazed young man, holding one among a small group of people responsible for his fiancee's death, devotes his life to entering the lives of each of that group in turn, finding out whom each one most loves, and murdering these loved ones so that the person who killed his fiancee will live the grief he lives.
  • Rendezvous in black

    Cornell Woolrich

    Hardcover (Gregg Press, March 24, 1979)
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  • Rendezvous

    Melody Carlson

    eBook (Zondervan, Aug. 24, 2010)
    Lost in translation? Having learned some hard lessons about the costs of recklessness and fame, sisters Paige and Erin Forrester feel ready to take their fashion-focused TV show on location to Paris. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for many of their good intentions to get lost in translation. An unplanned week of filming at runway model Eliza Wilton’s family estate leads to romance, jealousy, and surprises. With cameras rolling, both girls have to be careful or the future of On the Runway could end up as wobbly as Paige’s stiletto heels.
  • RENDEZVOUS IN BLACK

    Erle Stanley Ford, Leslie, Woolrich, Cornell, Gardner

    Hardcover (Detective Book Club, March 24, 1948)
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  • Rendezvous In Black

    Cornell Woolrich

    Hardcover (Rinehart & Co., Inc., NY & Toronto, Jan. 1, 1948)
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  • Rendezvous in Black

    Cornell Woolrich

    Paperback (Ace H-57, March 24, 1968)
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