It Had to Be Murder
About this book
Story by Cornell Woolrich. Originally published in Dime Detective, February, 1942. Also known as Rear Window.The story that inspired the Alfred Hitchcock film masterpiece, Rear Window! It Had to Be Murder is a suspenseful tale about Hal Jeffries, a temporarily disabled man, who becomes obsessed with watching the lives of his urban neighbors. Seated in a chair by his rear window, Jeffries believes he has witnessed murder.
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