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66 Years of Reading: Noir and Neo-Noir Fiction - Page 5

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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Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
Hardcase
161
Dan Simmons
Hard Freeze (Simmons)
Hard Freeze
162
Simmons
Hard as Nails (Simmons)
Hard as Nails
163
Simmons
A Drink Before the War
A Drink Before the War
164
Darkness Take My Hand
Darkness Take My Hand
165
Sacred (Dennis Lehane)
Sacred
166
Dennis Lehane
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
167
Prayers for Rain (1999)
Prayers for Rain (1999)
168
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
169
Dennis Lehane
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
170
Dennis Lehane
Moonlight Mile (Dennis Lehane)
Moonlight Mile
171
Dennis Lehane
The Black Echo
The Black Echo
172
Blood Work (Michael Connelly)
Blood Work
173
Michael Connelly
The Poet (Michael Connelly)
The Poet
174
Michael Connelly
The Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
175
Michael Connelly
Stardust (Joseph Kanon)
Stardust
176
Joseph Kanon
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
177
Scott Turow
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
178
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
179
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
180
Stieg Larsson
Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time
181
Fusilli
A Well-Known Secret (Fusilli)
A Well-Known Secret
182
Fusilli
Tribeca Blues (Fusilli)
Tribeca Blues
183
Fusilli
Hard, Hard City (Fusilli)
Hard, Hard City
184
Fusilli
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
185
To the Power of Three (Laura Lippman)
To the Power of Three
186
Laura Lippman
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
187
I'd Know You Anywhere (Laura Lippman)
I'd Know You Anywhere
188
Laura Lippman
Wilde Lake (Laura Lippman)
Wilde Lake
189
Laura Lippman
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
190
Paula Hawkins
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
191
A.J. Finn
Winter's Bone (Daniel Woodrell)
Winter's Bone
192
Daniel Woodrell
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
193
Stephen King
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Finders Keepers
194
Stephen King
End of Watch (Stephen King)
End of Watch
195
Stephen King
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
196
Stephen King
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
197
Stephen King
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
198
Stephen King
The Name of the Game Is Death (Dan J. Marlowe)
The Name of the Game Is Death
199
Dan J. Marlowe
Dead Calm (Charles Williams)
Dead Calm
200
Charles Williams
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