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137:– Six men were trapped in an elevator after a terrifying accident. But that can't explain how, by the time they are rescued, one of them has been shot to death. The death is labelled as a suicide until, a year later, the murdered man's father invites the survivors of the accident together to tell them "an after dinner story". 27: 186:– After breaking his leg, Hal Jeffries has nothing better to do than sit at the window and observe his neighbours in the apartment building across the way. Soon he starts to realise something isn't quite right in one of the apartments – can he really be witnessing the aftermath of a murder? 194:– A writer becomes a prime suspect in a murder case, especially after the police discover one of his unpublished stories almost exactly recounts what must have happened the night of the crime. 157:– This story centres around a criminal who after desperately stealing ten thousand dollars unwittingly throws away five times that sum with the toss of an apple. 419: 414: 429: 424: 337: 262: 59: 239: 211: 362: 149:
behind a recent spree of deadly housefires. But how can he be sure, and how can he stop her?
391: 290: 8: 167:– Depressed after breaking up with his wife Eleanor, Vinnie is pressured into trying 162: 100: 98:. It comprises six stories, and includes two of Woolrich's best known works, novella 227: 120: 91: 40: 26: 408: 258: 231: 175: 235: 223: 117: 315: 171:
for the first time by his friends. Under the influence, he turns into a
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is a 1944 short story collection by American crime writer
363:"Escape and Suspense!: Suspense - The Night Reveals" 216:radio show in October and March 1943 respectively. 406: 16:1944 short story collection by Cornell Woolrich 320:, James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey 178:and starts a night of rampage on the city. 25: 313: 389: 407: 249: 222:was adapted into the highly acclaimed 338:"The After Dinner Story by Suspense" 314:Hitchcock, Alfred (September 1954), 390:Rachels, David (13 February 2009). 13: 126: 14: 441: 383: 420:American short story collections 415:Thriller short story collections 355: 330: 307: 283: 198: 1: 276: 430:1944 short story collections 7: 257:was first published in the 246:was also released in 1998. 10: 446: 210:were both adapted for the 425:Works by Cornell Woolrich 269:in 1948 under the title " 108:(originally published in 75: 65: 55: 47: 36: 24: 367:www.escape-suspense.com 240:A television adaptation 116:), which was made into 110:Dime Detective Magazine 265:. It was reprinted in 114:"It Had to be Murder" 94:under the pseudonym 250:Publication History 31:First edition cover 21: 20:After-Dinner Story 392:"Noirboiled Notes" 255:After-Dinner Story 204:After-Dinner Story 134:After-Dinner Story 87:After-Dinner Story 43:(as William Irish) 19: 295:www.goodreads.com 208:The Night Reveals 142:The Night Reveals 83: 82: 76:Publication place 437: 401: 399: 398: 377: 376: 374: 373: 359: 353: 352: 350: 349: 334: 328: 327: 326: 325: 311: 305: 304: 302: 301: 287: 271:Six Times Death. 228:Alfred Hitchcock 121:Alfred Hitchcock 112:under the title 92:Cornell Woolrich 67:Publication date 41:Cornell Woolrich 29: 22: 18: 445: 444: 440: 439: 438: 436: 435: 434: 405: 404: 396: 394: 386: 381: 380: 371: 369: 361: 360: 356: 347: 345: 336: 335: 331: 323: 321: 312: 308: 299: 297: 289: 288: 284: 279: 252: 201: 129: 127:Story Summaries 68: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 443: 433: 432: 427: 422: 417: 403: 402: 385: 384:External links 382: 379: 378: 354: 329: 306: 281: 280: 278: 275: 251: 248: 200: 197: 196: 195: 187: 179: 158: 154:An Apple a Day 150: 138: 128: 125: 81: 80: 77: 73: 72: 69: 66: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 49: 45: 44: 38: 34: 33: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 442: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 412: 410: 393: 388: 387: 368: 364: 358: 343: 339: 333: 319: 318: 310: 296: 292: 291:"Rear Window" 286: 282: 274: 272: 268: 264: 260: 259:United States 256: 247: 245: 241: 237: 233: 232:James Stewart 229: 225: 221: 217: 215: 214: 209: 205: 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 180: 177: 174: 170: 166: 165: 164: 159: 156: 155: 151: 148: 144: 143: 139: 136: 135: 131: 130: 124: 122: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 102: 97: 96:William Irish 93: 89: 88: 79:United States 78: 74: 70: 64: 61: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 39: 35: 28: 23: 395:. Retrieved 370:. Retrieved 366: 357: 346:. Retrieved 344:. 2016-10-22 341: 332: 322:, retrieved 316: 309: 298:. Retrieved 294: 285: 270: 254: 253: 243: 230:and starred 226:by director 219: 218: 212: 207: 203: 202: 191:Murder-Story 190: 189: 182: 181: 176:spree killer 161: 160: 153: 152: 141: 140: 133: 132: 113: 109: 105: 99: 95: 86: 85: 84: 342:Relic Radio 317:Rear Window 261:in 1944 by 244:Rear Window 236:Grace Kelly 220:Rear Window 199:Adaptations 183:Rear Window 106:Rear Window 409:Categories 397:2017-10-28 372:2017-10-28 348:2017-10-28 324:2017-10-28 300:2017-10-28 277:References 263:Lippincott 224:1954 movie 147:pyromaniac 118:a movie by 60:Lippincott 267:paperback 173:psychotic 169:marijuana 163:Marihuana 123:in 1954. 101:Marihuana 56:Publisher 213:Suspense 48:Language 51:English 37:Author 234:and 206:and 104:and 71:1944 242:of 411:: 365:. 340:. 293:. 273:" 238:. 400:. 375:. 351:. 303:.

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Cornell Woolrich
Lippincott
Cornell Woolrich
Marihuana
a movie by
Alfred Hitchcock
pyromaniac
Marihuana
marijuana
psychotic
spree killer
Suspense
1954 movie
Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart
Grace Kelly
A television adaptation
United States
Lippincott
paperback
"Rear Window"
Rear Window
"The After Dinner Story by Suspense"
"Escape and Suspense!: Suspense - The Night Reveals"
"Noirboiled Notes"
Categories
Thriller short story collections
American short story collections
Works by Cornell Woolrich

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