A review by abookishtype
The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich

2.0

Originally published in 1940, Cornell Woolrich’s The Bride Wore Black is interesting (at least to me) more as a study of mid-century mysteries and how much the genre has changed in the last 80 years. This twisty mystery is all about creating seemingly impossible murders than it is about psychological depth, fair play, or realism. This book is very much in the vein of Golden Age mysteries that readers inhaled by the thousands until mystery writers started adding layers to their characters; exploring the psychology of perpetrators, victims, and investigators; and hewing much closer to reality...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.