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First published in 1947, The Blank Wall is a rare example of a noir thriller told from a woman's perspective. It explores both the everyday realities of the American home front – rationing and shortages, writing letters to a husband at war, and managing a household – but also the darker, more unexpected challenges that arise in times of crisis. Lucia Holley, a mother of two in New York with a husband serving in the Navy, finds herself unexpectedly entangled in a web of criminal activity. Fiercely protective of her family, she is forced to navigate deception and danger to protect them and their reputations.
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