Women Crime Writers of the 1940s and 50s
  • Writers
    • Charlotte Armstrong
    • Vera Caspary
    • Helen Eustis
    • Patricia Highsmith
    • Dolores Hitchens
    • Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
    • Dorothy B. Hughes
    • Margaret Millar
  • Appreciations
    • Laura by Vera Caspary
    • The Horizontal Man by Helen Eustis
    • In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes
    • The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
    • Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong
    • The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith
    • Beast In View by Margaret Millar
    • Fools’ Gold by Dolores Hitchens
  • Bonus Features
    • Why This Site
    • Chronology of Books, 1940–1975
    • Chronology of Movie Adaptations
    • Gallery
    • Press
  • Writers
    • Charlotte Armstrong
    • Vera Caspary
    • Helen Eustis
    • Patricia Highsmith
    • Dolores Hitchens
    • Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
    • Dorothy B. Hughes
    • Margaret Millar
  • Appreciations
    • Laura by Vera Caspary
    • The Horizontal Man by Helen Eustis
    • In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes
    • The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
    • Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong
    • The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith
    • Beast In View by Margaret Millar
    • Fools’ Gold by Dolores Hitchens
  • Bonus Features
    • Why This Site
    • Chronology of Books, 1940–1975
    • Chronology of Movie Adaptations
    • Gallery
    • Press

Gallery

  • All
  • Film posters
  • Film stills
  • First editions
  • Reprint covers
  • Writers
  • Charlotte Armstrong
    Charlotte Armstrong
  • Vera Caspary
    Vera Caspary
  • Vera Caspary
    Vera Caspary
  • Patricia Highsmith
    Patricia Highsmith
  • Margaret Millar
    Margaret Millar
  • Helen Eustis
    Helen Eustis
  • Dorothy B. Hughes
    Dorothy B. Hughes
  • Dolores Hitchens
    Dolores Hitchens
  • Elisabeth Sanxay Holding with daughters
    Elisabeth Sanxay Holding with daughters
  • Laura (1943)
    Laura (1943)
  • The Horizontal Man (1946)
    The Horizontal Man (1946)
  • In a Lonely Place (1947)
    In a Lonely Place (1947)
  • The Blank Wall (1947)
    The Blank Wall (1947)
  • Mischief (1950)
    Mischief (1950)
  • The Blunderer (1954)
    The Blunderer (1954)
  • Beast In View (1955)
    Beast In View (1955)
  • Fools' Gold (1958)
    Fools' Gold (1958)
  • UK edition of Laura
    UK edition of Laura
  • Popular Library edition of Laura
    Popular Library edition of Laura
  • Pan Books edition of Laura
    Pan Books edition of Laura
  • Dell edition of Laura
    Dell edition of Laura
  • Penguin Crime edition of The Horizontal Man
    Penguin Crime edition of The Horizontal Man
  • Avon edition of The Horizontal Man
    Avon edition of The Horizontal Man
  • Pocket edition of The Horizontal Man
    Pocket edition of The Horizontal Man
  • Pocket edition of In a Lonely Place
    Pocket edition of In a Lonely Place
  • Ace edition of The Blank Wall
    Ace edition of The Blank Wall
  • Pocket edition of The Blank Wall
    Pocket edition of The Blank Wall
  • Pocket edition of Mischief
    Pocket edition of Mischief
  • UK edition of The Blunderer
    UK edition of The Blunderer
  • Pan Books edition of The Blunderer
    Pan Books edition of The Blunderer
  • Eagle Books edition of The Blunderer
    Eagle Books edition of The Blunderer
  • Avon edition of Beast in View
    Avon edition of Beast in View
  • Bantam edition of Beast in View
    Bantam edition of Beast in View
  • UK edition of Fools' Gold
    UK edition of Fools' Gold
  • Pocket edition of Fools' Gold
    Pocket edition of Fools' Gold
  • Laura (1944)
    Laura (1944)
  • In a Lonely Place (1950)
    In a Lonely Place (1950)
  • The Reckless Moment (1949)
    The Reckless Moment (1949)
  • The Deep End (2001)
    The Deep End (2001)
  • Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
    Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
  • Le Meurtrier (1963)
    Le Meurtrier (1963)
  • Bande À Part (1964)
    Bande À Part (1964)
  • Laura (1944)
    Laura (1944)
  • The Reckless Moment (1949)
    The Reckless Moment (1949)
  • In a Lonely Place (1950)
    In a Lonely Place (1950)
  • Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
    Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
  • Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
    Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
  • Bande a Part (1964)
    Bande a Part (1964)
  • The Deep End (2001)
    The Deep End (2001)
  • Le Meurtrier (1963)
    Le Meurtrier (1963)

Sarah Weinman, editor

Sarah Weinman is widely recognized as a leading authority on crime fiction. She is the editor of Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense, which the Los Angeles Review of Books called “simply one of the most significant anthologies of crime fiction, ever.” She is the news editor for Publishers Marketplace, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the National Post, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

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