The Hidden Key
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First UK ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
When a seemingly routine case spirals into a web of deception and hidden motives, the tension never lets up in The Hidden Key, a masterfully crafted crime thriller by George Harmon Coxe. The novel follows a sharp, world-weary protagonist navigating the shadowy underbelly of mid-century America, where secrets are currency and trust is a luxury no one can afford. Coxe constructs a tightly wound plot that keeps the reader guessing at every turn, delivering a story steeped in atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and hard-boiled intrigue. Coxe, one of the most prolific and celebrated writers of American crime fiction, brings his signature blend of snappy dialogue, vivid scene-setting, and relentless pacing to bear on a narrative that refuses to release its grip. Long associated with the golden age of pulp detective fiction, his work stands alongside the greats of the genre — Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett — as a benchmark of the form. The Hidden Key stands as a testament to Coxe's mastery of suspense; once the mystery is set in motion, the question isn't just who holds the key — but whether the truth, once uncovered, can ever be put back under lock and chain.
Author: George Harmon Coxe
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Hammond, Hammond & Company
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First UK ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
When a seemingly routine case spirals into a web of deception and hidden motives, the tension never lets up in The Hidden Key, a masterfully crafted crime thriller by George Harmon Coxe. The novel follows a sharp, world-weary protagonist navigating the shadowy underbelly of mid-century America, where secrets are currency and trust is a luxury no one can afford. Coxe constructs a tightly wound plot that keeps the reader guessing at every turn, delivering a story steeped in atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and hard-boiled intrigue. Coxe, one of the most prolific and celebrated writers of American crime fiction, brings his signature blend of snappy dialogue, vivid scene-setting, and relentless pacing to bear on a narrative that refuses to release its grip. Long associated with the golden age of pulp detective fiction, his work stands alongside the greats of the genre — Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett — as a benchmark of the form. The Hidden Key stands as a testament to Coxe's mastery of suspense; once the mystery is set in motion, the question isn't just who holds the key — but whether the truth, once uncovered, can ever be put back under lock and chain.