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66 Years of Reading: Noir and Neo-Noir Fiction - Page 2

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 Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
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Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
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The Getaway (Jim Thompson)
The Getaway (Jim Thompson)
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The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
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After Dark, My Sweet (Jim Thompson)
After Dark, My Sweet (Jim Thompson)
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Savage Night (Jim Thompon)
Savage Night (Jim Thompon)
47
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
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Nightfall (Goodis)
Nightfall (Goodis)
49
Street of No Return (David Goodis)
Street of No Return (David Goodis)
50
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
51
The Burglar (David Goodis)
The Burglar (David Goodis)
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The Moon in the Gutter (David Goodis)
The Moon in the Gutter (David Goodis)
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The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
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HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
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In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
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Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
57
Fallen Angel (Holland)
Fallen Angel (Holland)
58
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
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The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
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NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
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I Wake Up Screaming (Steve Fisher)
I Wake Up Screaming (Steve Fisher)
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The Killing (White)
The Killing (White)
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Satan Is a Woman (Gil Brewer)
Satan Is a Woman (Gil Brewer)
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Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
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The Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
The Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
66
The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
67
The Moving Target
The Moving Target
68
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
69
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
70
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
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True Confessions
True Confessions
72
Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine (Ellroy)
73
Because the Night (Ellroy)
Because the Night (Ellroy)
74
Killer on the Road (James Ellroy)
Killer on the Road (James Ellroy)
75
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
76
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
77
L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
78
White Jazz
White Jazz
79
Hollywood Nocturnes (Ellroy)
Hollywood Nocturnes (Ellroy)
80
American Tabloid
American Tabloid
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