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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 3

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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Deathwatch
Deathwatch
81
The Deep Blue Good-Bye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Good-Bye
82
John D. MacDonald
Destination: Morfue! (James Ellroy I)
Destination: Morfue!
83
James Ellroy I
Detour (Siegel)
Detour
84
Siegel
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
85
Walter Mosley
The Devil Knows You're Dead
The Devil Knows You're Dead
86
Dial M for Murder (Frederick Knott)
Dial M for Murder
87
Frederick Knott
Die a Stranger (Steve Hamilton)
Die a Stranger
88
Steve Hamilton
Dirty Money (Richard Stark)
Dirty Money
89
Richard Stark
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
90
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
91
Dress Her in Indigo (MacDonald)
Dress Her in Indigo
92
MacDonald
A Drink Before the War
A Drink Before the War
93
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
94
The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
95
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
96
The Empty Copper Sea (John D. MacDonald)
The Empty Copper Sea
97
John D. MacDonald
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters
98
James Ellroy
Enough Rope (Block)
Enough Rope
99
Block
Even the Wicked
Even the Wicked
100
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
101
Everybody Dies
Everybody Dies
102
The Fade Out (Ed Brubaker)
The Fade Out
103
Ed Brubaker
Fade to Blonde (Max Phillips)
Fade to Blonde
104
Max Phillips
Fallen Angel (Holland)
Fallen Angel
105
Holland
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
106
Chandler
The Fiend (Margaret Millar)
The Fiend
107
Margaret Millar
The Final Country (James Crumley)
The Final Country
108
James Crumley
Firebreak (Richard Stark)
Firebreak
109
Richard Stark
Flashfire (Richard Stark)
Flashfire
110
Richard Stark
Four Novells of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
Four Novells of Fear
111
Cornell Woolrich
Freaky Deaky
Freaky Deaky
112
Free Fall in Crimson (MacDonald)
Free Fall in Crimson
113
MacDonald
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
114
Fright (Cornell Woolrich)
Fright
115
Cornell Woolrich
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss
116
Elizabeth Hand
Get Shorty (Elmore Leonard)
Get Shorty
117
Elmore Leonard
The Getaway (Jim Thompson)
The Getaway
118
Jim Thompson
Getting off (Lawrence Block)
Getting Off
119
Lawrence Block
Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
Ghosts of Belfast
120
Neville
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