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

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Hughes is the master we keep turning to -- Sara Paretsky
If you wake up screaming with terror don't say we didn't warn you * NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Every sentence is suffused with dread * LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Cornell Woolrich meets Agatha Christie in this taut, grim reissue * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY starred review *
Beautifully told * NEW YORKER *
Superbly done * WASHINGTON POST *
An author with a flair for terror * NEW YORKER *
The perfect in-flight read * KIRKUS *
Hughes didn't just pre-date Jim Thompson, she also pre-dated Patricia Highsmith, Ruth Rendell, and other so-called Masters of Psychological Suspense or Noir. And her writing style stands up to the test of time * Bookslut *

Dread Journey

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    A Paperback by Dorothy B. Hughes

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      Publisher The Murder Room
      Published 1/14/2015 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781471917370
      978-1471917370
      ISBN-10 1471917371

      Description

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

      Trade Review
      Hughes is the master we keep turning to -- Sara Paretsky
      If you wake up screaming with terror don't say we didn't warn you * NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW OF BOOKS *
      Every sentence is suffused with dread * LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS *
      Cornell Woolrich meets Agatha Christie in this taut, grim reissue * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY starred review *
      Beautifully told * NEW YORKER *
      Superbly done * WASHINGTON POST *
      An author with a flair for terror * NEW YORKER *
      The perfect in-flight read * KIRKUS *
      Hughes didn't just pre-date Jim Thompson, she also pre-dated Patricia Highsmith, Ruth Rendell, and other so-called Masters of Psychological Suspense or Noir. And her writing style stands up to the test of time * Bookslut *

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