The Black Curtain is a mystery novel written by Cornell Woolrich. The book was initially published in 1941 by Simon and Schuster.

Plot

The story concerns a man with amnesia, named Frank Townsend. He cannot remember anything from the previous three years of his life. As it turns out, he may be a suspected murderer. He struggles to find a loophole in the overwhelming evidence.

Film and broadcast adaptations

There has been one cinematic adaptation of the novel, one on radio, and one much later done for television