Books by Dorothy B. Hughes

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker.

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

One-way ticket to death . . .? 'Hughes is the master we keep turning to' Sara Paretsky

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

Superb Art Deco suspense set in the glamorous world of high society New York from 'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker

Dix Steele is back in town, and 'town' is post-war LA. His best friend Brub is on the force of the LAPD, and as the two meet in country clubs and beach bars, they discuss the latest case: a strangler is preying on young women in the dark. Dix listens with interest as Brub describes their top suspect, as yet unnamed. Dix loves the dark and women in equal measure, so he knows enough to watch his step, though when he meets the luscious Laurel Gray, something begins to crack. The American Dream is showing its seamy underside.