William Irish is rightly called the Edgar Poe of the twentieth century. His psychologically intense, highly dynamic narratives keep the reader in an atmosphere of anxiety and expectation until the last page. Thus, in the novel “The Phantom Lady,” Scott Henderson, even two hours before his execution, has no evidence of his innocence in the murder of his wife. In the USA, the name of W. Irish is extremely popular, and many of his works have been reworked for film, radio and television.