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66 Years of Reading: Noir and Neo-Noir Fiction

I learned to read at age 6. In the subsequent 66 years books and reading have informed every aspect of my life - professional, personal, and recreational - and I now find myself surrounded by books of all kinds and genres. Here are some of the books I consider to be roman noir and neo-noir; while some may at first glance seem to be just detective stories, they are all filled with a darkness and a pessimism that make them something ELSE. I have enjoyed them all immensely , ever since my father gave me a dog-eared paperback of "The Maltese Falcon" and I realized it was more than a mystery.
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The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black
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Woolrich
The Black Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Curtain
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Cornell Woolrich
Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
Black Alibi
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Cornell Woolrich
The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Path of Fear
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Cornell Woolrich
The Black Angel (Woolrich)
The Black Angel
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Woolrich
Rendezvous in Black (Cornell Woolrich)
Rendezvous in Black
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Cornell Woolrich
Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
Rear Window
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Cornell Woolrich
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
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Irish
Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
Deadline at Dawn
9
Cornell Woolrich
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
10
Cornell Woolrich
Waltz Into Darkness (Woolrich)
Waltz Into Darkness
11
Woolrich
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
12
Cornell Woolrich
Into the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
Into the Night
13
Cornell Woolrich
Night and Fear (Woolrich)
Night and Fear
14
Woolrich
Four Novells of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
Four Novells of Fear
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Cornell Woolrich
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep
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Chandler
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
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Chandler
The High Window (Chandler)
The High Window
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Chandler
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
19
Raymond Chandler
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
20
Chandler
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
21
Raymond Chandler
Playback (Chandler)
Playback
22
Chandler
Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker)
Poodle Springs
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Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker
The Simple Art of Murder (Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder
24
Chandler
Pick Up Onnoon Street (Chandler)
Pick Up Onnoon Street
25
Chandler
Trouble Is My Business
Trouble Is My Business
26
Killer in the Rain (Raymond Chandler)
Killer in the Rain
27
Raymond Chandler
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
28
Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
29
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
30
Hammett
The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key
31
Hammett
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
32
Dashiell Hammett
The Continental Op
The Continental Op
33
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
34
Graham Greene
The Third Man (Greene)
The Third Man
35
Greene
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
36
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
37
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
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James M. Cain
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
39
Patricia Highsmith
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
40
Patricia Highsmith
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