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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 3

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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Deathwatch
Deathwatch
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The Deep Blue Good-Bye (John D. MacDonald)
The Deep Blue Good-Bye
John D. MacDonald
83
Destination: Morfue! (James Ellroy I)
Destination: Morfue!
James Ellroy I
84
Detour (Siegel)
Detour
Siegel
85
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
Walter Mosley
86
The Devil Knows You're Dead
The Devil Knows You're Dead
87
Dial M for Murder (Frederick Knott)
Dial M for Murder
Frederick Knott
88
Die a Stranger (Steve Hamilton)
Die a Stranger
Steve Hamilton
89
Dirty Money (Richard Stark)
Dirty Money
Richard Stark
90
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
DOUBLE INDEMNITY James M Cain
91
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
The Dreadful Lemon Sky
92
Dress Her in Indigo (MacDonald)
Dress Her in Indigo
MacDonald
93
A Drink Before the War
A Drink Before the War
94
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
95
The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
96
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
97
The Empty Copper Sea (John D. MacDonald)
The Empty Copper Sea
John D. MacDonald
98
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters
James Ellroy
99
Enough Rope (Block)
Enough Rope
Block
100
Even the Wicked
Even the Wicked
101
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing
102
Everybody Dies
Everybody Dies
103
The Fade Out (Ed Brubaker)
The Fade Out
Ed Brubaker
104
Fade to Blonde (Max Phillips)
Fade to Blonde
Max Phillips
105
Fallen Angel (Holland)
Fallen Angel
Holland
106
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
Chandler
107
The Fiend (Margaret Millar)
The Fiend
Margaret Millar
108
The Final Country (James Crumley)
The Final Country
James Crumley
109
Firebreak (Richard Stark)
Firebreak
Richard Stark
110
Flashfire (Richard Stark)
Flashfire
Richard Stark
111
Four Novells of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
Four Novells of Fear
Cornell Woolrich
112
Freaky Deaky
Freaky Deaky
113
Free Fall in Crimson (MacDonald)
Free Fall in Crimson
MacDonald
114
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
115
Fright (Cornell Woolrich)
Fright
Cornell Woolrich
116
Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss
Elizabeth Hand
117
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
118
The Getaway (Jim Thompson)
The Getaway
Jim Thompson
119
Getting off (Lawrence Block)
Getting Off
Lawrence Block
120
Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
Ghosts of Belfast
Neville
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