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The Big Book of Reel Murders: Stories that Inspired Great Crime Films (Big Book Series)

The Big Book of Reel Murders

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The Big Book of Reel Murders: Stories that Inspired Great Crime Films (Big Book Series)

The Big Book of Reel Murders

Penned By Otto Penzler
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Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology rolls out the red carpet for the stories that Hollywood is made of. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original.Lights! Camera! Action! The latest book in the Big Book series takes us behind the curtain to uncover the stories that became some of the greatest films of the silver screen. There's the W. Somerset Maugham short story that inspired Hitchcock's Secret Agent; Robert Louis Stevenson's horrifying tale that was later turned into the iconic movie The Body Snatcher, starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff; Sir Ian Fleming's "From a View to a Kill," later one of Roger Moore's greatest Bond films; and "Cyclists' Raid," the short story that formed the basis for the legendary Brando film The Wild One.Otto Penzler delivers the director's cut on these classic short stories and the films they gave rise to. So grab your Sno-Caps and a jumbo box of popcorn and curl up with these cinematic tales from the likes of Agatha Christie, Dennis Lehane, Joyce Carol Oates, Dashiell Hammett, O. Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, and Arthur Conan Doyle.RUNNING TIME ➼ 63hrs. and 23mins.©2019 Otto Penzler (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

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Released October 22, 2019
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Otto Penzler is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Otto Penzler enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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