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66 Years of Reading: Noir and Neo-Noir Fiction - Page 3

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 Cold Six Thousand
The Cold Six Thousand
81
Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
Blood's a Rover
82
James Ellroy
Perfidia (Ellroy)
Perfidia
83
Ellroy
This Storm (James Ellroy)
This Storm
84
James Ellroy
Widespread Panic (James Ellroy)
Widespread Panic
85
James Ellroy
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters
86
James Ellroy
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
87
Unknown Man No. 89
Unknown Man No. 89
88
City Primeval (Elmore Leonard)
City Primeval
89
Elmore Leonard
Glitz (Elmore Leonard)
Glitz
90
Elmore Leonard
Freaky Deaky
Freaky Deaky
91
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
92
Riding the Rap
Riding the Rap
93
Rum Punch
Rum Punch
94
Bandits
Bandits
95
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
96
Elmore Leonard
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
97
Up in Honey's Room
Up in Honey's Room
98
Killshot (Elmore Leonard)
Killshot
99
Elmore Leonard
Raylan
Raylan
100
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob
101
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues
102
Road Dogs
Road Dogs
103
The Switch (Elmore Leonard)
The Switch
104
Elmore Leonard
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
105
Cormac McCarthy
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
106
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
107
Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
108
The Deep Blue Good-Bye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Good-Bye
109
John D. MacDonald
Nightmare in Pink (John D. MacDonald)
Nightmare in Pink
110
John D. MacDonald
A Purple Place for Dying (John D MacDonald)
A Purple Place for Dying
111
John D MacDonald
Quick Red Fox (John D MacDonald)
Quick Red Fox
112
John D MacDonald
Bright Orange for the Shroud (MacDonald)
Bright Orange for the Shroud
113
MacDonald
Deadly Shade of Gold (MacDonald)
Deadly Shade of Gold
114
MacDonald
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber
115
MacDonald
One Fearful Yellow Eye (John D. MacDonald)
One Fearful Yellow Eye
116
John D. MacDonald
Pale Gray for Guilt (MacDonald)
Pale Gray for Guilt
117
MacDonald
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (John D. MacDonald)
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
118
John D. MacDonald
Dress Her in Indigo (MacDonald)
Dress Her in Indigo
119
MacDonald
Long Lavender Look (John D MacDonald)
Long Lavender Look
120
John D MacDonald
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