Deadline at Dawn is a 1944 novel written by American crime writer Cornell Woolrich, who used the pseudonym William Irish. The story centers on Bricky, a jaded ten-cents-a-dance girl disillusioned with life in New York City. Despite her unhappiness, she is too afraid to admit failure and return to her small-town home in Iowa. The novel explores themes of existential angst. Bricky and another character, lost in a soulless city, seek redemption. They hope for a fresh start. Their journey is filled with tension and uncertainty. The city's harsh realities push them to their limits. Through their struggles, they confront their deepest fears. The novel portrays their desperate quest for a new life.

Edition Details:

• Limited to 300 copies signed by Duane Swierczynski, Matt Mahurin, and Jacob McMurray.
• Several reprints of old Cornell Woolrich Deadline at Dawn covers, all in full color.
• Bound in cloth with color inset on the front board and printed in United States on acid-free paper.
• Artwork by Matt Mahurin, dust jacket designed by Jacob McMurray, and printed on Mohawk Carnival paper.
• Other extras include special four-page tipped-in signature plate, rounded back, ribbon marker, printed endpapers, top-edge stain, head and tail bands.