This Book is in Good Condition. Clean Copy With Light Amount of Wear. 100% Guaranteed. Summary: Charlotte Armstrong (1905-1969) introduced suspense into the commonplace, the everyday, by writing short stories and novels in which one simple action sets a series of events spiraling into motion, pulling readers along, breathless with anxiety. By creating characters that could be ones next-door-neighbors and by relocating suspense, in many cases, from its Gothic ancestral settings, to locales she knew best, Armstrong created what the mystery writer Jan Burke aptly named suburban noir. Armstrongs small town Midwestern upbringing and adult life on both East and West coasts fine tuned her Anthony Boucher observed of her work, The method by which she achieves her magical effects defies critical analysis. Bookseller Inventory #
Synopsis: The Queen of Suspense! Charlotte Armstrong (1905-1969) introduced suspense into the commonplace, the everyday, by writing short stories and novels in which one simple action sets a series of events spiraling into motion, pulling readers along, breathless with anxiety. By creating characters that could be one's next-door-neighbors and by relocating suspense, in many cases, from its Gothic ancestral settings, to locales she knew best, Armstrong created what the mystery writer Jan Burke aptly named suburban noir. Armstrong's small town Midwestern upbringing and adult life on both East and West coasts fine tuned her. Anthony Boucher observed of her work -- The method by which she achieves her magical effects defies critical analysis.
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Book Description Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2014. Paperback. Condition: Used: Very Good. Softcover. Covers are crisp and clean. Binding is stiff. Pages free of marks or tears. We ship used books every day from a real brick & mortar bookstore. This listing was written by an actual person, with the book sitting in front of me for inspection. Seller Inventory # F-1267
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