Phantom Lady (novel)

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Phantom Lady
Author Cornell Woolrich
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.

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