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Dorothy B. Hughes
A chilling, stylish piece of LA noir
After the war, cynical veteran Dix Steele has moved to L.A., a city terrified by a strangler preying on young women. Bumping into…
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Dorothy Edwards
Dorothy Edwards' playful stories and Shirley Hughes' beautiful illustrations have charmed generations of children and adults alike for nearly 75 years
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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…
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Loyalty and friendship motivate a quest for revenge in this early noir novel by a master of the genre.
An enchanting collection of stories about the most famous little sister in the world, with the beautiful and iconic illustrations by Shirley Hughes.
Dorothy Hughes
As Illustrated More Especially By The Events Connected With The Ministerial Inquiries Of 1340 And The Following Years.
Illustrations of Chaucer's England is a book written by Dorothy Hughes in 1919. The book is an exploration of the world of Geoffrey Chaucer, the famous English poet, and his…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Illustrations of Chaucer's England is a book written by Dorothy Hughes and published in 1918. The book provides a detailed and vivid description of life in England during the time…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Dorothy B Hughes
Three well-heeled villains terrorize New York’s high society in pursuit of a rare and powerful gem –
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Dorothy Belle Hughes
An Intern, Driving To A Wedding In Phoenix, Picks Up A Young Female Hitch-Hiker Who Is Later Found Murdered, Drawing Him Into A Race To Find The Killer, Before The…
Wildside press mystery classic –Cover.
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THE DEAD MAN AT THE AIRPORT had a message for Steve Wintress. The fact that he died when and where he did meant that Steve was getting too close to…
Espionage, adventure and a hard-boiled heroine not to be trifled with - this classic noir will have you gripped from start to finish Julie Guilles is in trouble. She’s fled…
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
‘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
A 1963 thriller about a young doctor in Arizona which encapsulates the social, racial, and moral tensions of the time.
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…
Briony Hughes
Briony Hughes’ Dorothy flows using a series of ‘via’ poems to explore the relationship of the River Thames to the politics of the female body and beyond. Dorothy is a…
Laura L. Lovett
The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women’s movement –
Laura Lovett
A New York Times Best Mystery of 2021 Three desperate men converge in the midst of an annual carnival in New Mexico
Dorothy Pitman Hughes
This is a definitive reference to economic opportunities within black communities and nationally–where to go, what to do and how to get there in the billion-dollar public offering and stock…
A movie star fears for her life on a train journey from Los Angeles to New York…
Three well-heeled villains terrorize New York’s high society in pursuit of a rare and powerful gem
Three desperate men converge in the midst of an annual carnival in New Mexico.
Annie Pike
Title: Playtime Rhymes: verses for the children … Illustrated by Hugh Wallis & Dorothy Horsnaill.
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
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Here’s double trouble because my naughty little sister’s best friend, Bad Harry, is just as naughty as she is! They make secret friends with a mouse and feed it bacon…
