Dark Passage

Dark Passage is a novel by David Goodis which was the basis for the 1947 film noir Dark Passage.

Plot

Convicted murder Vincent Parry escapes from prison and is picked up and sheltered by Irene Jansen, an artist with an interest in his case. Helped by a friendly cabbie, Parry gets a new face from a plastic surgeon, thereby enabling him to dodge the authorities and find his wife's real murderer. He has difficulty staying hidden at Irene's. This is because Madge Rapf, the spiteful woman whose testimony sent him up to prison keeps stopping by.