Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1940s (LOA #268): Laura / The Horizontal Man / In a Lonely Place / The Blank Wall

Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1940s (LOA #268): Laura / The Horizontal Man / In a Lonely Place / The Blank Wall

Sarah Weinman • The Library of America

ISBN-10: 1598534300 · ISBN-13: 978‑1598534306 · 2015

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This Library of America anthology, edited by Sarah Weinman, collects four seminal suspense novels from the 1940s that redefined the psychological thriller. Featuring works by Vera Caspary, Helen Eustis, Dorothy B. Hughes, and Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, the volume highlights the contributions of women writers to the mid-century noir tradition. These narratives explore themes of obsession, identity, and social isolation through the lens of domestic and urban crime.

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