{"product_id":"the-man-who-loved-his-wife-paperback","title":"The Man Who Loved His Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVera Caspary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA husband falls into a psychological spiral in a novel by the author of Laura, \"an expert at suspense and suspicion\" \u003ci\u003e(The New York Times).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Fletcher marries Elaine, his second wife, nineteen years his junior, he can't imagine a more passionate union. Then an illness destroys his confidence, and all he can picture is her next affair. He keeps a secret diary of his fantasized suspicions, making his impending suicide look like murder...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith what Graham Greene once called her \"devilish cunning,\" Vera Caspary reveals, with sure psychological insight, the strange desires that hide in the hearts of seemingly respectable people. Out of a web of love, jealousy, guilt, and hate, she has woven one of her most suspenseful thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Caspary writes emotive entertainments, part romance, part suspense, about women destined to kill or doomed to die.\"\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful job.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved His Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the \u003ci\u003eFemmes Fatales\u003c\/i\u003e series, featuring the best of women's writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era with such titles as \u003ci\u003eNow, Voyager; Stella Dallas; Bunny Lake is Missing; The Girls in 3-B;\u003c\/i\u003e and more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVera Caspary \u003c\/b\u003e(1904-1987) is best known for her skillfully crafted and psychologically complex murder mysteries. Several of her books were made into films, including \u003ci\u003eLaura\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBedelia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved His Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. She was also a playwright and screenwriter, and was an important figure in the radical political causes of her day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771592966432,"sku":"9781558618466","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/505de0bd5f8712f3113e2f43fb0b19a4.webp?v=1780389029","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-who-loved-his-wife-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}