Dorothy B. Hughes Reading Order
1 series · 33 books
Dorothy B. Hughes was an American crime novelist and literary critic whose darkly atmospheric mysteries defined the noir genre during its golden age. Publishing across three decades, she crafted psychologically complex thrillers that emphasized mood and psychological tension over traditional detective procedures, earning particular acclaim for her 1946 novel Ride the Pink Horse and the disturbing character study In a Lonely Place. Her work remains influential for its exploration of morally ambiguous protagonists and the darker corners of American life.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete33 books
Start with The Cross-eyed bear, the first of 33 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | An omnibus of terror |
| 2 | Bamboo Blonde |
| 3 | Bibliography of Erle Stanley Gardner |
| 4 | Crime Novels : Five Classic Thrillers 1961-1964 |
| 5 | Cross-Eyed Bear Murders |
| 6 | Davidian Report |
| 7 | Delicate Ape |
| 8 | Dread journey |
| 9 | Erle Stanley Gardner |
| 10 | Fallen Sparrow |
| 11 | In a lonely place |
| 12 | Johnnie |
| 13 | L'ocell caigut |
| 14 | Laura |
| 15 | Mystery reader |
| 16 | Pueblo on the mesa |
| 17 | Ride the Pink Horse |
| 18 | Ride the pink horse and two other great mysteries |
| 19 | Scarlet Imperial |
| 20 | The Blackbirder |
| 21 | The Church and the Liberal Society |
| 22 | The Fallen Sparrow |
| 23 | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories] |
| 24 | The bamboo blonde |
| 25 | The big barbecue |
| 26 | The body on the bench |
| 27 | The candy kid |
| 28 | The delicate ape |
| 29 | The expendable man |
| 30 | Voyage sans fin |
| 31 | The Cross-eyed bear 1940 |
| 32 | The So Blue Marble 1940 |
| 33 | Dark certainty 1971 |
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