In a Lonely Place
by Dorothy B. Hughes
Taste attributes: crimethrillermysterypsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA dark, smart crime novel: intimate and heavy. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Postwar 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 named Dix Steele, a cynical vet with a chip on his shoulder about the opposite sex, is the LAPD's top suspect.
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- Author
- Dorothy B. Hughes
- Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 222
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- Open Library
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