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In a Lonely Place
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphLos Angeles, the late 1940's. A serial killer stalks the foggy streets …
The Expendable Man
"It was surprising what old experiences remembered could do to a presumably educated, civilized man." And Hugh Denismore, a young doctor driving his mother's Cadillac from Los …
In a Lonely Place
A classic California noir with a feminist twist, this prescient 1947 novel exposed misogyny in post-World War II American society, making it far ahead of its time. Los Angeles in …
The Fallen Sparrow
For more than a year, Kit McKittrick languished in a Fascist prison in Spain where he was tortured by a limping jailor known only as Wobblefoot. He escaped with the help of a …
Ride the Pink Horse
'Nobody but Dorothy Hughes can cast suspense into such an uncanny spell, and she's never done it better' San Francisco Chronicle'An excellent novel . . . A sympathetic study of the …
The Blackbirder
First published in the US in 1943 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York.A classic World War II-era noir with a page-turning plot, a cast of colorfully sinister characters and a …
The Candy Kid
Jose Aragon is a ranch hand between jobs. Looking and smelling just like a piece of border-town trash, he's hoping the Chenoweth Hotel, El Paso, will let him in for a much-needed …
Blackbirder
A suspenseful World War II–era novel from “the world’s finest female noir writer . . . [featuring] a resourceful spy heroine” (Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Review of Books). Julie …
The Bamboo Blonde
When Con Satterlee picked up the half-intoxicated blonde in the Bamboo Bar, Griselda was annoyed. When he walked out with the blonde, leaving Griselda flat, she was furious. She …
Blackbirder
Espionage, adventure and a hard-boiled heroine not to be trifled with - this classic noir will have you gripped from start to finishJulie Guilles is in trouble. She's fled her home …
Dread Journey
One-way ticket to death . . .? 'Hughes is the master we keep turning to' Sara Paretsky'The tension and terror of Dread Journey are such that few will be able to lay the book down …