In a Lonely Place
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2023
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-241-63918-4 (ISBN)
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-241-63918-4 (ISBN)
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph
Los Angeles, the late 1940's. A serial killer stalks the foggy streets at night ...
Dix Steele, a former fighter pilot, moved to L.A. after the war, looking for a new life. But the city is gripped by fear of a murderer in its midst. Dix, however, is not scared. And when he bumps into his old friend Brub, now a detective on the trail of the culprit, he is excited to follow the police's progress. A dark and terrible truth is revealed, in a noir novel like no other.
Los Angeles, the late 1940's. A serial killer stalks the foggy streets at night ...
Dix Steele, a former fighter pilot, moved to L.A. after the war, looking for a new life. But the city is gripped by fear of a murderer in its midst. Dix, however, is not scared. And when he bumps into his old friend Brub, now a detective on the trail of the culprit, he is excited to follow the police's progress. A dark and terrible truth is revealed, in a noir novel like no other.
Dorothy B. Hughes was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived most of her life in New Mexico. A journalist and a poet, she began publishing hard-boiled crime novels in 1940, several of which were made into successful films, including In a Lonely Place (1950). She was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
Erscheinungsdatum | 05.07.2023 |
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Reihe/Serie | Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 179 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
ISBN-10 | 0-241-63918-2 / 0241639182 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-241-63918-4 / 9780241639184 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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