{"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 Ren?e Brancourt. A former pin-up, she'd once been a big star, treading the boards at the \u003ci\u003eCom?die-Fran?aise\u003c\/i\u003e, until her lover, Robert Marchand, plunged over Montmorency Falls. Ren?e's inability to accept his death led her to be institutionalized.\u003c\/p\u003e?\u003cp\u003eNow on her deathbed at the H?tel-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 Fr?d?ric, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHORACE BROWN (1908-1996) wrote for CBC Radio. He published short stories in Saturday Night, the Star Weekly, and his own short-lived magazines Original Detective Stories and All-New Western Stories. Brown's novels, published in Canada, England, and the United States, include Murder in the Rough (1946), The Penthouse Murders (1950), and The Corpse Was a Blonde (1950). Brian Busby is the series editor of Ricochet Books. An author and anthologist, he edited The Heart Accepts It All: Selected Letters of John Glassco (Vé hicule, 2013).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vehicule Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398757945618,"sku":"9781550656381","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_027d287d-2359-4685-980b-25fd27273fcf.jpg?v=1729080888","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whispering-city-9781550656381","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}