A hardboiled, noir-ish thriller. Detective Mark McPherson investigates what he considers to be the murder of Laura Hunt by looking into the motivations of the various men who loved her. But inevitably, nothing is as it seems and a major plot twist turns this into a different kind of crime. Interesting shifts of narration keep you guessing as three different men in love with Laura all reveal hidden secrets. It’s difficult to say more without giving away what happens. This is a highly readable novel, with emotional insights and a depth of character that isn’t always found in this kind of fiction. It’s very clever the way the story is told from different perspectives, allowing the reader to accumulate knowledge without ever quite piecing it all together. Laura was made into a film in 1944 starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb and Vincent Price.
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