{"product_id":"1979-signed-letter-tom-walsh-nightmare-in-manhattan-book-and-movie","title":"1979 Signed Letter Tom Walsh Nightmare in Manhattan, Book and Movie","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.description {font-size: 16px;}.heading {font-weight: bold;}.details {font-weight: normal;}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4d4d4d; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is a typed and signed letter by Thomas Walsh corresponding to a fan about his first book \u003cem\u003eNightmare in Manhattan\u003c\/em\u003e. The novel was the w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4d4d4d; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003einner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel of 1950. A New York City crime novel about the kidnapping of a six-year-old boy and the race to rescue him before it is too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4d4d4d; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn the letter, Walsh writes about this novel, \"Later on they made it into a movie, but bitched it all up. The local, of course, was Grand Central Station, but they switched that to Union Station out in Chicago, and changed my little boy victim to a blind girl.\" Walsh also expresses that he has been unwell and has not felt like himself. This letter is a rare look into the mind of an author regarding the film adaptation of his novel and his personal life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003e1979 Signed Letter Tom Walsh Nightmare in Manhattan, Book and Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eTom Walsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003eNear Fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eDate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"details\"\u003eOct 23 1979\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"heading\"\u003eITEM1335\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heartwood Books and Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44030664966255,"sku":"ITEM1335","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1291\/4287\/files\/57_7b8b3976-866f-4b3c-ac10-97872ec63547.jpg?v=1767196123","url":"https:\/\/heartwoodbooksandart.com\/products\/1979-signed-letter-tom-walsh-nightmare-in-manhattan-book-and-movie","provider":"Heartwood Books and Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}