{"product_id":"vertigo-deluxe-edition-hardcover","title":"Vertigo, Deluxe Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Boileau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Narcejac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Salisbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible gift edition of the classic French noir novel that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn World War II-era Paris, a troubled-ex policeman is entangled in a web of deceit and lies when he investigates a woman's strange behavior \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavi鑽es doesn't really want to investigate his old's friend's wife, but he doesn't feel he has much of a choice. Madeleine has been behaving strangely, and her husband wants answers -- answers that she isn't willing to give him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs WWII rages around him, Flavi鑽es is drawn into an obsessive cat-and-mouse chase across Paris. Soon his intrigue is replaced by obsession and his dreams by nightmares, as he edges towards discovering a dark, terrible secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most celebrated collaboration of a ground-breaking crime-writing duo, \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e is the timeless story of morality and revenge, and the inspiration for Hitchcock's iconic film.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoileau-Narcejac\u003c\/b\u003e is the nom-de-plume of Pierre Boileau (1906-89) and Thomas Narcejac (1908-98), one of France's most successful writing duos. Boileau and Narcejac both individually received the prestigious \u003ci\u003ePrix du roman d'aventures \u003c\/i\u003ebefore beginning a partnership that spanned four decades, from the Fifties to the Eighties, and produced more than fifty thrillers. Their works inspired numerous films, including Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e and Henri-Georges Clouzot's \u003ci\u003eLes Diaboliques\u003c\/i\u003e, based on their 1952 debut novel \u003ci\u003eShe Who Was No More.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764808974624,"sku":"9781782279747","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/450f2b2a4aa93c0f889ecd738f672965.webp?v=1780255362","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vertigo-deluxe-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}