The Screaming Mimi (novel)
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Author | Fredric Brown |
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Language | English |
Genre | Mystery, detective novel |
Published | 1949 E. P. Dutton |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Brown, Fredric (1949). The Screaming Mimi. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. copyright information.