Divya Manian reviewed The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes
Amazing thriller
5 stars
I had no idea about Dorothy Hughes until I read this book. Turns out this was her last mystery thriller and she preferred being a critic after that.
Like her other books (that I ravenously stated to read after finishing this) there is a surprise twist in the beginning of the book and she does such a stellar job of seeing the world through the eyes of the protagonist in an era of civil rights movement and in a mystery thriller featuring abortion as a crucial plot point.
I am just shocked not a single movie has been made of this book (3 movies made of her previous works). I really hope someone awesome picks up the rights to make this movie. I would love to watch it!
To think she with her ethnic background was the author of this book surprised me a lot! You will know what I …
I had no idea about Dorothy Hughes until I read this book. Turns out this was her last mystery thriller and she preferred being a critic after that.
Like her other books (that I ravenously stated to read after finishing this) there is a surprise twist in the beginning of the book and she does such a stellar job of seeing the world through the eyes of the protagonist in an era of civil rights movement and in a mystery thriller featuring abortion as a crucial plot point.
I am just shocked not a single movie has been made of this book (3 movies made of her previous works). I really hope someone awesome picks up the rights to make this movie. I would love to watch it!
To think she with her ethnic background was the author of this book surprised me a lot! You will know what I am talking about when you come up to the plot twist. Do not read spoilers about this book! The plot twist is worth it.