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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 5

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 Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
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Jim Thompson
Killer on the Road (Ellroy)
Killer on the Road
162
Ellroy
The Killing (White)
The Killing
163
White
Killshot (Elmore Leonard)
Killshot
164
Elmore Leonard
Kiss the Blood off My Hands (Gerald Butler)
Kiss the Blood off My Hands
165
Gerald Butler
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly
166
Mickey Spillane
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
167
James Ellroy
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
168
Raymond Chandler
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
169
James Crumley
The Last Stand (Mickey Spillane)
The Last Stand
170
Mickey Spillane
Later (Stephen King)
Later
171
Stephen King
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
172
Laura (Caspary)
Laura
173
Caspary
Leaving Las Vegas (John O'Brien)
Leaving Las Vegas
174
John O'Brien
Lemons Never Lie (Richard Stark)
Lemons Never Lie
175
Richard Stark
Let It Burn (Steve Hamilton)
Let It Burn
176
Steve Hamilton
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
177
Chandler
The Lock Artist (Steve Hamilton)
The Lock Artist
178
Steve Hamilton
The Lonely Silver Rain (John D. MacDonald)
The Lonely Silver Rain
179
John D. MacDonald
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
180
Raymond Chandler
Long Lavender Look (John D MacDonald)
Long Lavender Look
181
John D MacDonald
A Long Line of Dead Men
A Long Line of Dead Men
182
Mad With Much Heart (Butler)
Mad With Much Heart
183
Butler
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
184
Hammett
The Man With the Getaway Face
The Man With the Getaway Face
185
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob
186
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
187
Crumley
Miami Purity (Hendriks)
Miami Purity
188
Hendriks
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
189
James M. Cain
Misery Bay (Steve Hamilton)
Misery Bay
190
Steve Hamilton
The Missing Person (Brian Tobin)
The Missing Person
191
Brian Tobin
Money Shot (Christa Faust)
Money Shot
192
Christa Faust
The Moon in the Gutter (Goodis)
The Moon in the Gutter
193
Goodis
Moonlight Mile (Dennis Lehane)
Moonlight Mile
194
Dennis Lehane
Moonrise (Strauss)
Moonrise
195
Strauss
The Mourner (Richard Stark)
The Mourner
196
Richard Stark
The Moving Target
The Moving Target
197
The Murderers (Fredric Brown)
The Murderers
198
Fredric Brown
My Gun Is Quick (Mickey Spillane)
My Gun Is Quick
199
Mickey Spillane
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
200
Dennis Lehane
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