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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 2

Roman noir. Black novels. World weary gumshoes and femme fatales. Mean streets and dark alleys. Lost innocence and secret guilt. Broken hearts and broken dreams. Fate and free will. Hope and despair. Pessimism and nihilism Before film noir there was this dark fiction of crime and retribution. Here are some of the best (some classic noir, some neo-noir) examples of the form. Roman noir. First you dream; then you die.
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Bright Orange for the Shroud (MacDonald)
Bright Orange for the Shroud
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MacDonald
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
42
Graham Greene
Brown's Requiem (Ellroy)
Brown's Requiem
43
Ellroy
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past)
44
Geoffrey Homes
The Burglar (David Goodis)
The Burglar
45
David Goodis
Butcher's Moon (Richard Stark)
Butcher's Moon
46
Richard Stark
Cape Fear (John D. MacDonald)
Cape Fear
47
John D. MacDonald
Carny Kill (Robert Edmond Alter)
Carny Kill
48
Robert Edmond Alter
Catch and Release (Lawrence Block)
Catch and Release
49
Lawrence Block
The Chill
The Chill
50
Choke Hold (Christa Faust)
Choke Hold
51
Christa Faust
Cinnamon Skin (John D. MacDonald)
Cinnamon Skin
52
John D. MacDonald
City Primeval (Elmore Leonard)
City Primeval
53
Elmore Leonard
Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine
54
Ellroy
Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time
55
Fusilli
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
56
Steve Hamilton
The Cold Six Thousand
The Cold Six Thousand
57
Comeback (Richard Stark)
Comeback
58
Richard Stark
The Continental Op
The Continental Op
59
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
60
The Crazy Kill (Chester Himes)
The Crazy Kill
61
Chester Himes
Crime Wave (James Ellroy)
Crime Wave
62
James Ellroy
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
63
The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
64
The Damsel (Richard Stark)
The Damsel
65
Richard Stark
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (Block)
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
66
Block
Dancing Bear (Crumley)
Dancing Bear
67
Crumley
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage
68
David Goodis
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber
69
MacDonald
Darkness Take My Hand
Darkness Take My Hand
70
De Colorado Kid (Stephen King)
De Colorado Kid
71
Stephen King
Dead Calm (Charles Williams)
Dead Calm
72
Charles Williams
Dead Man Running (Steve Hamilton)
Dead Man Running
73
Steve Hamilton
Dead Street (Mickey Spillane)
Dead Street
74
Mickey Spillane
Deadlier Than the Male (James Gunn)
Deadlier Than the Male
75
James Gunn
Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
Deadline at Dawn
76
Cornell Woolrich
Deadly Beloved (Max Allan Collins)
Deadly Beloved
77
Max Allan Collins
Deadly Edge (Stark)
Deadly Edge
78
Stark
Deadly Shade of Gold (MacDonald)
Deadly Shade of Gold
79
MacDonald
Death Is My Dancing Partner (Cornell Woolrich)
Death Is My Dancing Partner
80
Cornell Woolrich
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