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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 6

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 Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
The Name Is Archer
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Ross MacDonald
The Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
202
Michael Connelly
The Neon Rain
The Neon Rain
203
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
204
Night and Fear (Woolrich)
Night and Fear
205
Woolrich
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
206
Cornell Woolrich
Nightfall (Goodis)
Nightfall
207
Goodis
Nightmare (Cornell Woolrich)
Nightmare
208
Cornell Woolrich
Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham)
Nightmare Alley
209
William Lindsay Gresham
Nightmare in Pink (John D. MacDonald)
Nightmare in Pink
210
John D. MacDonald
Nightmare Town
Nightmare Town
211
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
212
Cormac McCarthy
Nobody Runs Forever (Richard Stark)
Nobody Runs Forever
213
Richard Stark
North of Nowhere (Steve Hamilton)
North of Nowhere
214
Steve Hamilton
One Fearful Yellow Eye (John D. MacDonald)
One Fearful Yellow Eye
215
John D. MacDonald
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (Block)
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends
216
Block
Out on the Cutting Edge
Out on the Cutting Edge
217
The Outfit (Richard Stark)
The Outfit
218
Richard Stark
Pale Gray for Guilt (MacDonald)
Pale Gray for Guilt
219
MacDonald
Perfidia (Ellroy)
Perfidia
220
Ellroy
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
221
Irish
Pick Up Onnoon Street (Chandler)
Pick Up Onnoon Street
222
Chandler
Playback (Chandler)
Playback
223
Chandler
Plunder Squad (Richard Stark)
Plunder Squad
224
Richard Stark
The Poet (Michael Connelly)
The Poet
225
Michael Connelly
Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker)
Poodle Springs
226
Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker
Pop. 1280 (Jim Thompson)
Pop. 1280
227
Jim Thompson
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
228
Prayers for Rain (1999)
Prayers for Rain (1999)
229
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
230
Scott Turow
A Purple Place for Dying (John D MacDonald)
A Purple Place for Dying
231
John D MacDonald
Quick Red Fox (John D MacDonald)
Quick Red Fox
232
John D MacDonald
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
233
The Rare Coin Score (Richard Stark)
The Rare Coin Score
234
Richard Stark
Raylan
Raylan
235
Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
Rear Window
236
Cornell Woolrich
Recoil (Jim Thompson)
Recoil
237
Jim Thompson
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
238
Thomas Harris
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
239
Dashiell Hammett
Rendezvous in Black (Cornell Woolrich)
Rendezvous in Black
240
Cornell Woolrich
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