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  1. www.nyrb.com › products › in-a-lonely-placeIn a Lonely Place – New York Review Books

    Written with controlled elegance, Dorothy B. Hughes’s tense novel is at once an early indictment of a truly toxic masculinity and a twisty page-turner with a surprisingly feminist resolution. A classic of golden age noir, In a Lonely Place also inspired Nicholas Ray’s 1950 film of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart.

  2. artsfuse.org › 167524 › book-review-in-a-lonely-placeBook Review: "In a Lonely Place" -- In the Mind of a ...

    Jan 27, 2018 · Dorothy B. Hughes is one of the finest of the female practitioners of noir, and ample proof of that can be found in New York Review of Books Classics edition of her darkly glittering In a Lonely Place. Her 1947 novel is probably best known as the basis for Nicholas Ray’s disturbing film about Hollywood’s gritty-to-the-point of psychotic side.

  3. www.amazon.com › Lonely-Place-York-Review-Books › dpIn a Lonely Place (New York Review Books) - amazon.com

    Aug 15, 2017 · by Dorothy B. Hughes (Author), Megan Abbott (Afterword) 4.5 1,449 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.

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  4. crimereads.com › dorothy-b-hughes-in-a-lonelyDorothy B. Hughes, In a Lonely Place, and the Birth of the ...

    Sep 15, 2023 · Published in 1947, Dorothy Hughes’ noir novel In a Lonely Place is a masterpiece of crime fiction whose influence has extended to both books and films, including a 1950 movie adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart.

  5. www.penguin.co.uk › books › 176991In a Lonely Place - Penguin Books UK

    Summary. '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.

  6. www.penguinrandomhouse.com › books › 555857In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes: 9781681371474 ...

    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 late 1940s is a city of promise and prosperity, but not for former fighter pilot Dix Steele.

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  8. time.com › 6309171 › in-a-lonely-placeIn a Lonely Place: The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books

    Oct 3, 2023 · The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time. In a Lonely Place. by Dorothy B. Hughes. These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when...

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