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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 4

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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The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (John D. MacDonald)
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
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John D. MacDonald
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (Lawrence Block)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
122
Lawrence Block
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
123
Stieg Larsson
The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key
124
Hammett
Glitz (Elmore Leonard)
Glitz
125
Elmore Leonard
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
126
Grave Descend (John Lange)
Grave Descend
127
John Lange
The Green Eagle Score (Richard Stark)
The Green Eagle Score
128
Richard Stark
The Green Ripper (John D. MacDonald)
The Green Ripper
129
John D. MacDonald
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
130
Jim Thompson
The Grifters
The Grifters
131
The Guards
The Guards
132
The Gutter and the Grave (Ed McBain)
The Gutter and the Grave
133
Ed McBain
The Handle (Richard Stark)
The Handle
134
Richard Stark
Hard as Nails (Simmons)
Hard as Nails
135
Simmons
Hard Freeze (Simmons)
Hard Freeze
136
Simmons
Hard Light (Elizabeth Hand)
Hard Light
137
Elizabeth Hand
Hard, Hard City (Fusilli)
Hard, Hard City
138
Fusilli
Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
Hardcase
139
Dan Simmons
The Heat's on (Chester Himes)
The Heat's On
140
Chester Himes
Heaven's Prisoners (James Lee Burke)
Heaven's Prisoners
141
James Lee Burke
A Hell of a Woman (Jim Thompson)
A Hell of a Woman
142
Jim Thompson
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
143
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
144
Raymond Chandler
Hollywood Noctures (James Ellroy)
Hollywood Noctures
145
James Ellroy
Home Is the Sailor (Day Keene)
Home Is the Sailor
146
Day Keene
Hope to Die
Hope to Die
147
The Hunter
The Hunter
148
The Hunting Wind (Steve Hamilton)
The Hunting Wind
149
Steve Hamilton
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
150
Cornell Woolrich
I Wake Up Screaming (Steve Fisher)
I Wake Up Screaming
151
Steve Fisher
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
152
Ice Run (Steve Hamilton)
Ice Run
153
Steve Hamilton
I'd Know You Anywhere (Laura Lippman)
I'd Know You Anywhere
154
Laura Lippman
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (1993)
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (1993)
155
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
156
Hughes
In the Midst of Death
In the Midst of Death
157
In a Strange City (Laura Lippman)
In a Strange City
158
Laura Lippman
Into the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
Into the Night
159
Cornell Woolrich
The Jugger (Richard Stark)
The Jugger
160
Richard Stark
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