Sarah Weinman

Editor, 'Women Crime Writers'

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Editor of Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s and 50s

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When you think of early noir crime writers, you may think of Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler. But have you heard of Dorothy Hughes?

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