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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 2

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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Bright Orange for the Shroud (MacDonald)
Bright Orange for the Shroud
Macdonald
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Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene
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Brown's Requiem (Ellroy)
Brown's Requiem
Ellroy
44
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past)
Geoffrey Homes
45
The Burglar (David Goodis)
The Burglar
David Goodis
46
Butcher's Moon (Richard Stark)
Butcher's Moon
Richard Stark
47
Cape Fear (John D. MacDonald)
Cape Fear
John D. MacDonald
48
Carny Kill (Robert Edmond Alter)
Carny Kill
robert edmond alter
49
Catch and Release (Lawrence Block)
Catch and Release
Lawrence Block
50
The Chill
The Chill
51
Choke Hold (Christa Faust)
Choke Hold
Christa Faust
52
Cinnamon Skin (John D. MacDonald)
Cinnamon Skin
John D. MacDonald
53
City Primeval (Elmore Leonard)
City Primeval
Elmore Leonard
54
Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine
Ellroy
55
Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time
Fusilli
56
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise
Steve Hamilton
57
The Cold Six Thousand
The Cold Six Thousand
58
Comeback (Richard Stark)
Comeback
Richard Stark
59
The Continental Op
The Continental Op
60
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
61
The Crazy Kill (Chester Himes)
The Crazy Kill
Chester Himes
62
Crime Wave (James Ellroy)
Crime Wave
James Ellroy
63
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
64
The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
65
The Damsel (Richard Stark)
The Damsel
richard stark
66
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (Block)
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
Block
67
Dancing Bear (Crumley)
Dancing Bear
Crumley
68
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage
David Goodis
69
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber
MacDonald
70
Darkness Take My Hand
Darkness Take My Hand
71
De Colorado Kid (Stephen King)
De Colorado Kid
Stephen King
72
Dead Calm (Charles Williams)
Dead Calm
Charles Williams
73
Dead Man Running (Steve Hamilton)
Dead Man Running
steve hamilton
74
Dead Street (Mickey Spillane)
Dead Street
Mickey Spillane
75
Deadlier Than the Male (James Gunn)
Deadlier Than the Male
james gunn
76
Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
Deadline at Dawn
Cornell Woolrich
77
Deadly Beloved (Max Allan Collins)
Deadly Beloved
Max Allan Collins
78
Deadly Edge (Stark)
Deadly Edge
Stark
79
Deadly Shade of Gold (MacDonald)
Deadly Shade of Gold
Macdonald
80
Death Is My Dancing Partner (Cornell Woolrich)
Death Is My Dancing Partner
Cornell Woolrich
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