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Night Has a Thousand Eyes

by Cornell Woolrich · 1945

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Cornell Woolrich's novels define the essence of noir nihilism.-Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review One of Cornell Woolrich's most famous novels, this classic noir tale of a con man struggling with his ability to see the future is arguably the author's best in its depiction of a doomed vision of predestination.

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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