Phantom Lady (novel)
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Phantom Lady | |
Author | Cornell Woolrich |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Crime novel |
Publisher | J. B. Lippincott Co. |
Publication date | 1942 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | NA |
Phantom Lady is a crime novel written by American author Cornell Woolrich under the pseudonym "William Irish". It is the first novel Woolrich published under the William Irish psuedonym.
[edit] Plot introduction
A man is first accused, and then convicted, of murdering his wife. As his execution date approaches, his friends frantically search for another woman who would be his alibi witness--but they cannot even find proof that she exists.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
In 1944 the novel was adapted to film as, Phantom Lady.