A Quick and Fun Read

I loved this book. I loved that it was a quick and easy read with a little suspense (I’m not saying it was an intense thriller, but there was a bit of suspense!) and fabulous writing. Kelly and I often check in with each other while we are reading our books, and in one such discussion we agreed that you can definitely tell this book was not written recently. This 1940s “thriller” felt like a collection of short stories that were tied together at the very end.

Cornell Woolrich’s The Bride Wore Black is about a woman on a methodical killing spree. The victims are clearly singled out and researched by their killer, but we have no clue what their relationships are to one another. The killer is smarter than the police for most of the journey – she even calls upon the detective to explain the innocence of a detained suspect and orders him to release her. But in the end, the “bad guy” is caught and we learn the story behind the murders, including a little twist!

I was happy to put in a few days—for that was all it took—to read The Bride Wore Black. The book was laid out with a chapter dedicated to each victim and each chapter is really just a quick character sketch. The plot isn’t particularly complex, but it was an enjoyable read for me nonetheless.