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The Black Curtain

by Cornell Woolrich · 1941 · 148 pages

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After a slight accident on a tawdry street, Frank Townsend goes home - only to discover he hasn't been there in years. Suffering from amnesia, accused of murder, and the object of a deadly pursuit, he must overcome the crime that time has thrust upon him...

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Genre
mysterycrimenoirthriller
Setting
1940sUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 148 pages

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