Laura
Vera Caspary, A.B. Emrys
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
4.00
· 16 ratings · 256 pages · Published: 1942
Laura won lasting renown as an Academy Award-nominated 1944 film, the greatest noir romance of all time. Vera Caspary's equally haunting novel is remarkable for its stylish, hardboiled writing, its electrifying plot twists, and its darkly complex characters—including a woman who stands as the ultimate femme fatale.
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