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The Screaming Mimi (novel)

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The Screaming Mimi
First edition
AuthorFredric Brown
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery, detective novel
Published1949 E. P. Dutton
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)

The Screaming Mimi is a mystery novel by pulp writer Fredric Brown. It was first published in 1949 as a Dutton Guilt Edged Mystery. A shorter version of the book appeared in the October, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.[1]

The plot follows an alcoholic journalist who struggles to maintain sobriety as he investigates a serial murderer who killed three women and injured a fourth.

Adaptations

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The Screaming Mimi was officially adapted into a movie, Gerd Oswald's Screaming Mimi, in 1958. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage was an unofficial adaptation by Dario Argento.

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Fredric (1949). The Screaming Mimi. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. copyright information.