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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 4

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 Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper (John D. MacDonald)
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper
John D. MacDonald
122
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (Lawrence Block)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
Lawrence Block
123
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
124
The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key
Hammett
125
Glitz (Elmore Leonard)
Glitz
Elmore Leonard
126
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
127
Grave Descend (John Lange)
Grave Descend
John Lange
128
The Green Eagle Score (Richard Stark)
The Green Eagle Score
Richard Stark
129
The Green Ripper (John D. MacDonald)
The Green Ripper
John D. MacDonald
130
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
Jim Thompson
131
The Grifters
The Grifters
132
The Guards
The Guards
133
The Gutter and the Grave (Ed McBain)
The Gutter and the Grave
Ed McBain
134
The Handle (Richard Stark)
The Handle
Richard Stark
135
Hard as Nails (Simmons)
Hard as Nails
Simmons
136
Hard Freeze (Simmons)
Hard Freeze
Simmons
137
Hard Light (Elizabeth Hand)
Hard Light
Elizabeth Hand
138
Hard, Hard City (Fusilli)
Hard, Hard City
Fusilli
139
Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
Hardcase
Dan Simmons
140
The Heat's on (Chester Himes)
The Heat's On
Chester Himes
141
Heaven's Prisoners (James Lee Burke)
Heaven's Prisoners
James Lee Burke
142
A Hell of a Woman (Jim Thompson)
A Hell of a Woman
Jim Thompson
143
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
144
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
Raymond Chandler
145
Hollywood Noctures (James Ellroy)
Hollywood Noctures
James Ellroy
146
Home Is the Sailor (Day Keene)
Home Is the Sailor
Day Keene
147
Hope to Die
Hope to Die
148
The Hunter
The Hunter
149
The Hunting Wind (Steve Hamilton)
The Hunting Wind
Steve Hamilton
150
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
Cornell Woolrich
151
I Wake Up Screaming (Steve Fisher)
I Wake Up Screaming
Steve Fisher
152
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
153
Ice Run (Steve Hamilton)
Ice Run
Steve Hamilton
154
I'd Know You Anywhere (Laura Lippman)
I'd Know You Anywhere
Laura Lippman
155
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (1993)
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (1993)
156
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Hughes
157
In the Midst of Death
In the Midst of Death
158
In a Strange City (Laura Lippman)
In a Strange City
Laura Lippman
159
Into the Night (Cornell Woolrich)
Into the Night
Cornell Woolrich
160
The Jugger (Richard Stark)
The Jugger
Richard Stark
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