{"product_id":"whispering-city-9781550656381","title":"Whispering City","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2422153\"\u003eHorace Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vehicule Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550656381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550656384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC062000\"\u003eNoir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022010\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Hard-Boiled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC050000\"\u003eCrime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vehicule Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44690320195821,"sku":"9781550656381","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dd8025ec-bda8-42da-a196-852938e1a3e9.jpg?v=1703704912","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/whispering-city-9781550656381","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}