
Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo, in his film debut

Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo, in his film debut

Crime novel by Pierre Boileau & Thomas Narcejac published in paperback by Arrow. Originally published in the UK as The Woman Who Was in 1954 and two years before in Paris as Celle Qui N’Etais Plus. Made into the classic film Les Diaboliques

1950 Lion paperback original
pen name of Bruno Fischer
cover art by Julian Paul

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

[post updated 9/30/25]