
""It was surprising what old experiences remembered could do to a presumably educated, civilized man." And Hugh Denismore, a young doctor driving his mother's Cadillac from Los Angeles to Phoenix, is eminently educated and civilized. He is privileged, would seem to have the world...


The Expendable Man is a mystery novel by Dorothy Belle Hughes. The story is set in the 1960s and revolves around a young doctor named Hugh Densmore, who is driving from Los Angeles to Phoenix to attend a family wedding. Along the way, he picks up a teenage hitchhiker named Al...






In The Expendable Man, Dorothy B. Hughes masterfully crafts a suspenseful narrative that delves into themes of identity, prejudice, and the harrowing consequences of societal assumptions. Set against the vividly depicted backdrop of 1960s Arizona, the novel follows Dr. Hugh...