"Puts Chandler to shame . . . Hughes is the master we keep turning to."—Sara Paretsky, author of the V. I. Warshawski novels"A superb novel by one of crime fiction's finest writers of psychological suspense. . . . What a pleasure it is to see this tale in print once again!"—Marcia Miller, author of the Sharon McCone novels"This lady is the queen of noir, and In a Lonely Place is her crown."—Laurie R. King, author of the Mary Russell novelsPostwar Los Angeles is a lonely place where the American Dream is showing its seamy underside—and a stranger is preying on young women. The suggestively names Dix Steele, a cynical vet with a chip on his shoulder about the opposite sex, is the LAPD's top suspect. Dix knows enough to watch his step, especially since his best friend is on the force, but when he meets the luscious Laurel Gray—a femme fatale with brains—something begins to crack. The basis for extraordinary performances by Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in the 1950 film version of the book, In a Lonely Place tightens the suspence with taut, hard-boiled prose and stunningly undoes the convential noir plot.

In a Lonely Place

Hughes, Dorothy Belle

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

New York: Bantam Books

The Expendable Man

<p>An Intern, Driving To A Wedding In Phoenix, Picks Up A Young Female Hitch-Hiker Who Is Later Found Murdered, Drawing Him Into A Race To Find The Killer, Before The Police Can Suspect Him.</p>

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<p>Based on the original 1963 first edition now public domain in the US, first published in the US by Random House, New York. An intern, driving to a wedding in Phoenix, picks up a young female hitch-hiker who is later found murdered, drawing him into a race to find the killer, before the police can suspect him.</p>

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In a Lonely Place

The Expendable Man

The Expendable Man

The Expendable Man