Description
In this chilling noir masterpiece, Dorothy B. Hughes plunges readers into the dark psyche of Dix Steele, a charming but deeply disturbed WWII veteran with a penchant for brutal murder. As a string of violent crimes grips Los Angeles, Steele, an aspiring crime novelist, uses his wit and cunning to insinuate himself into the police investigation, even befriending the detective assigned to the case. Hughes masterfully blurs the lines between hunter and hunted, drawing readers into Steele's disturbing internal monologue and exposing the terrifying banality of evil. This groundbreaking novel, a precursor to the modern serial killer thriller, explores themes of deception, desperation, and the darkness lurking beneath a veneer of respectability.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9780241639184
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Details
First Published
1947
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes.