In this thrilling tale of greed and deception, Cornell Woolrich tells of middle-aged louis durand, whose fiancee has died fifteen years ago on the eve of their wedding. Now louis decides to take one more chance at love b...In this thrilling tale of greed and deception, Cornell Woolrich tells of middle-aged louis durand, whose fiancee has died fifteen years ago on the eve of their wedding. Now louis decides to take one more chance at love by marrying julia russell, a woman he knows only by correspondence.