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The Woman Aroused
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781627551755
Publisher: Black Curtain Press
Published: Jun 4 2013
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Woman Aroused is a hard-edged crime novel by Ed Lacy examining desire, deception, and moral compromise in postwar America.
When attraction crosses into obsession and loyalty gives way to calculation, the consequences unfold with the measured inevitability characteristic of mid-century noir. Lacy's prose is direct and unsentimental, focusing less on spectacle than on the psychological unraveling of ordinary individuals caught in dangerous circumstances.
Rather than romanticizing crime, the novel exposes its corrosive effects-on relationships, ambition, and self-perception. Lacy's gift lies in portraying characters whose motivations feel plausible even when their decisions lead them toward ruin. The atmosphere is tense but restrained, grounded in realism rather than melodrama.
This Black Curtain Press edition presents the complete text of Lacy's crime novel in its original form.
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