Cornell Woolrich

Cornell Woolrich

5 Series

Cornell Woolrich was an American author known for his short stories and novels. He debuted in 1926 with his first book, "Cover Charge." Woolrich's work significantly contributed to the noir and suspense genres.

Cornell Woolrich's debut novel, "Cover Charge," was published when he was just twenty-two. Heavily influenced by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the book captures the essence of the Jazz Age. The narrative follows the intertwined lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young people. Woolrich's skillful storytelling shines through, even in this early work. The novel delves into their personal journeys and the challenges they face.

Standalone Novels

Cover Charge

(1926)

Children of the Ritz

(1927)

Times Square

(1929)

A Young Man's Heart

(1930)

The Time of Her Life

(1931)

Manhattan Love Song

(1932)

The Bride Wore Black / Beware the Lady

(1940)(As: William Irish)

The Black Curtain

(1941)

Black Alibi

(1942)

Phantom Lady

(1942)(As: William Irish)

The Black Angel

(1943)

And So to Death

(1943)(As: William Irish)

Deadline at Dawn

(1944)(As: William Irish)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

(1945)

The Black Path of Fear

(1946)

Borrowed Crime

(1946)(As: William Irish)

The Dancing Detective

(1946)(As: William Irish)

Waltz Into Darkness

(1947)

Rendezvous in Black

(1948)

I Married a Dead Man

(1948)(As: William Irish)

The Blue Ribbon

(1949)(As: William Irish)

Fright

(1950)

Savage Bride

(1950)

You'll Never See Me Again

(1951)

Strangler's Serenade

(1951)(As: William Irish)

Marijuana

(1951)

Bluebeard's Seventh Wife

(1952)(As: William Irish)

Hotel Room

(1958)

Into the Night

(1959)(With: Lawrence Block)

The Doom Stone

(1960)

Irish Trophy

(1978)(As: William Irish)

Short Stories/Novellas

Dilemma of the Dead Lady

(1950)

Rear Window

(1991)

Mystery in Room 913

(2013)

Too Nice a Day to Die

(2014)

Guns, Gentlemen

(2015)

Hot Water

(2015)

The Dark Oblivion

(2021)

Collections

Rear Window and Other Stories

(1942)(By: Maxim Jakubowski)

Violence

(1958)

Beyond the Night

(1959)

Nightmare

(1964)

The Ten Faces of Cornell Woolrich

(1965)

The Dark Side of Love

(1965)

Nightwebs

(1971)

Angels of Darkness

(1978)

The Fantastic Stories of Cornell Woolrich

(1981)

Darkness at Dawn

(1985)

Vampire's Honeymoon

(1985)

Blind Date with Death

(1985)

Night and Fear

(1990)(With: Francis M. Nevins Jr.)

Tonight, Somewhere in New York

(2005)(With: Francis M. Nevins Jr.)

Love and Night

(2007)

Literary Noir

(2018)

An Obsession with Death and Dying

(2018)

William Irish Short Story Collections

If I Should Die Before I Wake

(1946)

Dead Man Blues

(1947)

Six Nights of Mystery

(1950)

Deadly Night Call

(1951)

Eyes That Watch You

(1952)

Anthologies

Daring Detectives

(1969)

Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries

(1982)

Tales of Mystery

(1986)

Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels

(1986)

Kill or Cure

(1989)

Tales of the Occult

(1989)

Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories

(1996)

Murder to Music

(1997)

The Vintage Book of Amnesia

(2000)

Murder On The Railways

(2003)

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