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66 Years of Reading: Noir and Neo-Noir Fiction - Page 4

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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A Tan and Sandy Silence (MacDonald)
A Tan and Sandy Silence
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MacDonald
The Scarlet Ruse (John D. MacDonald)
The Scarlet Ruse
122
John D. MacDonald
The Turquoise Lament (MacDonald)
The Turquoise Lament
123
MacDonald
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
124
The Empty Copper Sea (John D. MacDonald)
The Empty Copper Sea
125
John D. MacDonald
The Green Ripper (John D. MacDonald)
The Green Ripper
126
John D. MacDonald
Free Fall in Crimson (MacDonald)
Free Fall in Crimson
127
MacDonald
Cinnamon Skin (John D. MacDonald)
Cinnamon Skin
128
John D. MacDonald
The Lonely Silver Rain (John D. MacDonald)
The Lonely Silver Rain
129
John D. MacDonald
The Sins of the Fathers
The Sins of the Fathers
130
Time to Murder and Create (Lawrence Block)
Time to Murder and Create
131
Lawrence Block
In the Midst of Death
In the Midst of Death
132
A Stab in the Dark
A Stab in the Dark
133
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
134
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
135
Out on the Cutting Edge
Out on the Cutting Edge
136
A Ticket to the Boneyard
A Ticket to the Boneyard
137
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (Block)
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
138
Block
A Walk Among Tombstones (Lawrence Block)
A Walk Among Tombstones
139
Lawrence Block
The Devil Knows You're Dead
The Devil Knows You're Dead
140
A Long Line of Dead Men
A Long Line of Dead Men
141
Even the Wicked
Even the Wicked
142
Everybody Dies
Everybody Dies
143
Hope to Die
Hope to Die
144
All the Flowers Are Dying
All the Flowers Are Dying
145
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
146
The Night and the Music
The Night and the Music
147
A Time to Scatter Stones (Lawrence Block)
A Time to Scatter Stones
148
Lawrence Block
The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder (Block)
The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder
149
Block
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (Lawrence Block)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
150
Lawrence Block
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
151
James Crumley
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
152
Crumley
The Right Madness (Crumley)
The Right Madness
153
Crumley
Bordersnakes (Crumley)
Bordersnakes
154
Crumley
The Wrong Case (James Crumley)
The Wrong Case
155
James Crumley
The Final Country (James Crumley)
The Final Country
156
James Crumley
The Missing Person (Brian Tobin)
The Missing Person
157
Brian Tobin
The Hunter
The Hunter
158
The Man With the Getaway Face
The Man With the Getaway Face
159
The Score (Richard Stark)
The Score
160
Richard Stark
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