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

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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361 (Donald Westlake)
361 (Donald Westlake)
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52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
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After Dark, My Sweet (Jim Thompson)
After Dark, My Sweet (Jim Thompson)
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All the Flowers Are Dying
All the Flowers Are Dying
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All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle #5) (Chester Himes)
All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle #5) (Chester Himes)
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American Tabloid
American Tabloid
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Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
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Ask the Parrot (Richard Stark)
Ask the Parrot (Richard Stark)
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The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
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The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder (Block)
The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder (Block)
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Available Dark (Elizabeth Hand)
Available Dark (Elizabeth Hand)
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Backflash (Richard Stark)
Backflash (Richard Stark)
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The Badge (Jack Webb)
The Badge (Jack Webb)
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Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
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Bandits
Bandits
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Because the Night (Ellroy)
Because the Night (Ellroy)
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Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
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Beyond the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
Beyond the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Big Clock (Fearing)
The Big Clock (Fearing)
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The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
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The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
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Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
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Black Alley (Mickey Spillane)
Black Alley (Mickey Spillane)
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The Black Angel (Woolrich)
The Black Angel (Woolrich)
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Black Cherry Blues (1989)
Black Cherry Blues (1989)
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The Black Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
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The Black Ice Score (Richard Stark)
The Black Ice Score (Richard Stark)
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The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Blackbird (Richard Stark)
The Blackbird (Richard Stark)
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Blood Is the Sky (Steve Hamilton)
Blood Is the Sky (Steve Hamilton)
34
Blood on the Moon (James Ellroy)
Blood on the Moon (James Ellroy)
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Blood Work (Michael Connelly)
Blood Work (Michael Connelly)
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Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
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The Book of Lamps and Banners (Elizabeth Hand)
The Book of Lamps and Banners (Elizabeth Hand)
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Bordersnakes (Crumley)
Bordersnakes (Crumley)
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Breakout (Richard Stark)
Breakout (Richard Stark)
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The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
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