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66 Years of Reading: Noir and Neo-Noir Fiction

I learned to read at age 6. In the subsequent 66 years books and reading have informed every aspect of my life - professional, personal, and recreational - and I now find myself surrounded by books of all kinds and genres. Here are some of the books I consider to be roman noir and neo-noir; while some may at first glance seem to be just detective stories, they are all filled with a darkness and a pessimism that make them something ELSE. I have enjoyed them all immensely , ever since my father gave me a dog-eared paperback of "The Maltese Falcon" and I realized it was more than a mystery.
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The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
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The Black Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
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Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Black Angel (Woolrich)
The Black Angel (Woolrich)
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Rendezvous in Black (Cornell Woolrich)
Rendezvous in Black (Cornell Woolrich)
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Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
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Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady (Irish)
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Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
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Waltz Into Darkness (Woolrich)
Waltz Into Darkness (Woolrich)
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I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
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Into the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
Into the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
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Night and Fear (Woolrich)
Night and Fear (Woolrich)
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Four Novells of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
Four Novells of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
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Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
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The High Window (Chandler)
The High Window (Chandler)
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The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
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The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister (Chandler)
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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
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Playback (Chandler)
Playback (Chandler)
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Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker)
Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker)
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The Simple Art of Murder (Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder (Chandler)
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Pick Up Onnoon Street (Chandler)
Pick Up Onnoon Street (Chandler)
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Trouble Is My Business
Trouble Is My Business
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Killer in the Rain (Raymond Chandler)
Killer in the Rain (Raymond Chandler)
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Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
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The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
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The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
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The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key (Hammett)
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The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
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The Continental Op
The Continental Op
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Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
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The Third Man (Greene)
The Third Man (Greene)
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THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
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DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
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Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
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