Boileau-Narcejac
Pen name used by the French crime-writing duo Pierre Boileau (1906–1989) and Thomas Narcejac (pen name of Pierre Ayraud, 1908–1998). Known for psychological thrillers and noir novels, several of which were adapted for film (notably D'Entre les morts / Vertigo and Les Diaboliques).
Books
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1. La Donna Che Visse Due Volte
A retired detective with a crippling fear of heights is hired to shadow a client's enigmatic wife, who seems possessed by the past; he becomes obsessed and falls in love, and when she dies after a fall his guilt and longing drive him to pursue a younger woman who resembles her. As he attempts to recreate and possess the lost ideal, deception and manipulation are revealed and the boundary between reality and illusion collapses into a tragic psychological unraveling.
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