Dix falls hard for the beautiful Laurel Gray, a woman unlike any other he has come across before. Instead, sharp-eyed psychologist Sylvia Nicolai and the fiery Laurel Gray, who knows exactly what she wants and goes after it without hesitation, are the two characters who stand out and demand respect from readers. It is obvious from the first page he does not think much of women. He makes for an interesting protagonist, although never a likeable one. Although written in third person, the author never strays from the main character’s point of view as the world and the events in the novel filter solely through his viewpoint. Dix Steele is cocky and sure of himself as the novel begins. Hughes best novel, a hardboiled noir set in postwar Los Angeles. This is my 11th selection for the TBR Challenge, my 1940’selection for the Reading Through the Decades Challenge and my 4th selection for the Unread Authors Challenge.Ĭomments: In A Lonely Place is purported as author Dorothy B. I do know that I walked away from the festival that April with a copy of the book, both my husband and I interested in reading it. Reason for Reading: I am sure this book was recommended by one of the author’s I heard speak at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in 2006, however, I forgot to write it down. First Sentence: It was good standing there on the promontory overlooking the evening sea, the fog lifting itself like gauzy veils to touch his face.
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