“She was the most beautiful girl he’d ever seen, he who came from a family of beauties. Ellen carried herself like a model, tall and slender and prideful. Small nose, enormous black eyes slightly tilted, skin like golden sand. Smooth dark hair not worn in one of the silly modern French fashions but with a bang across her forehead, and brushed down to a slight curve just above her shoulders.”
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Dorothy B. Hughes was a prominent crime writer whose distinctive style and complex characters left a lasting impact on the genre. Born on August 10, 1904, Hughes' career was marked by her innovative approach to storytelling and her deep psychological insights into her characters. She passed away on May 6, 1993, but her legacy of influential crime fiction endures. more
“Magda threw her an affectionate and half-guilty glance, the glance of a mischievous, spoilt child.”
“Religion verdummt die Leute, wie mein Vater sagt.”