Laura

(An Otto Penzler Hollywood Mystery). The author's first novel. When the novel opens, Laura has already been murdered. The three men who knew her best tell the story: Waldo Lydecker, the nasty gossip columnist who loved her; Shelly Carpenter, her fiance, who knew more about her death than anyone suspected; and Dectective Mark McPherson, who fell in love with her...after her death. A classic major motion picture made in 1944, starring Gene Tierney and Vincent Price. 233p. Pap.