This is a good point. If we were playing the old
which-one-does-not-belong game with Woolrich's "black series"
(The Bride Wore Black, Rendezvous in Black, The Black
Curtain, etc.), I'd choose The Black Alibi. I myself enjoyed
this book as much as the others (in terms of style and
atmosphere, it is consistent with the others), but the
pleasures it offers set it somewhat apart from the rest of
Woolrich's black series.
Tourneur's adaptation of the story is generally
categorized as horror, isn't it?
I've just begun reading a paperback collection of
Woolrich's stories titled Beyond the Night that was
explicitly marketed as horror: "SIX TALES OF HORROR TO
FLUTTER THE HEART-AND CHILL THE MIND." A link to the cover:
http://www.violetbooks.com/images-detective/woolr-beyond.jpg
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Vorzimmer
<jvorzimmer@...> wrote:> > I've read the novel,
but not the story and I would classify it ashorror or
supernatural, but definitely not crime fiction.>
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