The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouthwatering prospect Daily TelegraphLos Angeles the late 1940s A serial killer stalks the foggy streets at night Dix Steele a former fighter pilot moved to LA after the war looking for a new life But the city is gripped by fear of a murderer in its midst Dix however is not scared And when he bumps into his old friend Brub now a detective on the trail of the culprit he is excited to follow the polices progress A dark and terrible truth is revealed in a noir novel like no other