Laura (novel)

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"Laura" is a 1943 mystery novel by Vera Caspary, best known for its blend of crime, romance, and psychological suspense centered on the investigation of a young woman's apparent murder.

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instanceOf crime novel
mystery novel
psychological novel
adaptationMedium radio drama
television
adaptedAs Laura (1944 film) NERFINISHED
author Vera Caspary NERFINISHED
centralTheme class and social status
deception
identity
obsession
romantic love
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
filmAdaptationDirector Otto Preminger NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationStar Clifton Webb NERFINISHED
Dana Andrews NERFINISHED
Gene Tierney NERFINISHED
Vincent Price NERFINISHED
genre crime fiction
mystery
psychological suspense
romantic suspense
hasFemaleProtagonist true
hasWorkType standalone novel
influencedBy hardboiled detective fiction
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
mainCharacter Laura Hunt NERFINISHED
Mark McPherson NERFINISHED
Shelby Carpenter NERFINISHED
Waldo Lydecker NERFINISHED
narrativeFeature first-person narration
multiple narrators
notableFor blend of crime, romance, and psychological suspense
unreliable perspectives of key characters
originalLanguage English
partOf American crime fiction canon
plotElement investigation of an apparent murder
police detective investigates a young woman’s supposed death
publicationYear 1943
publisher Doubleday (in the United States) NERFINISHED
setting New York City

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Laura basedOn Laura (novel)
subject surface form: Laura (film)