{"product_id":"whispering-city-paperback","title":"Whispering City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHorace Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Busby\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuebec City crime reporter Mary Roberts is about to leave her desk for the day when she receives word that a woman has been struck down in the centre of town. The victim is Renée Brancourt. A former pin-up, she'd once been a big star, treading the boards at the \u003ci\u003eComédie-Française\u003c\/i\u003e, until her lover, Robert Marchand, plunged over Montmorency Falls. Renée's inability to accept his death led her to be institutionalized.\u003c\/p\u003e?\u003cp\u003eNow on her deathbed at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, the faded \u003ci\u003evedette\u003c\/i\u003e tells Mary that Robert's death was no accident. She points an accusing finger at Albert Frédéric, the most respected lawyer in the city, thus setting the young reporter on a trail that will ultimately imperil her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e?\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhispering City\u003c\/i\u003e began as a 1947 Canadian feature shot in both English and French (\u003ci\u003eLa Forteresse\u003c\/i\u003e). Predating Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eI Confess\u003c\/i\u003e by six years, it is the earliest film noir set in Canada. In his novelization, \u003cb\u003eHorace Brown\u003c\/b\u003e improves upon the film, altering the dialogue, shedding its weaknesses, providing backstory, and giving flesh to its characters. The result brings tension and is a much darker noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst issued in 1947 by Global Publishing of Pickering, Ontario. \u003ci\u003eWhispering City\u003c\/i\u003e has since become one of the most sought-after Canadian pulp novels. This Ricochet Books edition marks a return to print after seventy-six years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHorace Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-1996) wrote for CBC Radio. He published short stories in \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eStar Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and his own short-lived magazines \u003ci\u003eOriginal Detective Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll-New Western Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Brown's novels, published in Canada, England, and the United States, include \u003ci\u003eMurder in the Rough\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eThe Penthouse Murders\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), and \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse Was a Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e (1950).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian Busby\u003c\/b\u003e is the series editor of Ricochet Books. An author and anthologist, he edited \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Accepts It All: Selected Letters of John Glassco\u003c\/i\u003e (Véhicule, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.1 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330063372525,"sku":"9781550656381","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/10zf3oe2YZ9781550656381.webp?v=1784921153","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/whispering-city-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}