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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 5

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 Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
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Killer on the Road (Ellroy)
Killer on the Road
Ellroy
163
The Killing (White)
The Killing
White
164
Killshot (Elmore Leonard)
Killshot
Elmore Leonard
165
Kiss the Blood off My Hands (Gerald Butler)
Kiss the Blood off My Hands
Gerald Butler
166
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly
Mickey Spillane
167
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
James Ellroy
168
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
Raymond Chandler
169
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
James Crumley
170
The Last Stand (Mickey Spillane)
The Last Stand
Mickey Spillane
171
Later (Stephen King)
Later
Stephen King
172
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
173
Laura (Caspary)
Laura
Caspary
174
Leaving Las Vegas (John O'Brien)
Leaving Las Vegas
John O'Brien
175
Lemons Never Lie (Richard Stark)
Lemons Never Lie
Richard Stark
176
Let It Burn (Steve Hamilton)
Let It Burn
Steve Hamilton
177
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
Chandler
178
The Lock Artist (Steve Hamilton)
The Lock Artist
Steve Hamilton
179
The Lonely Silver Rain (John D. MacDonald)
The Lonely Silver Rain
John D. MacDonald
180
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
181
Long Lavender Look (John D MacDonald)
Long Lavender Look
john d macdonald
182
A Long Line of Dead Men
A Long Line of Dead Men
183
Mad With Much Heart (Butler)
Mad With Much Heart
Butler
184
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
Hammett
185
The Man With the Getaway Face
The Man With the Getaway Face
186
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob
187
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
Crumley
188
Miami Purity (Hendriks)
Miami Purity
Hendriks
189
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
James M. Cain
190
Misery Bay (Steve Hamilton)
Misery Bay
Steve Hamilton
191
The Missing Person (Brian Tobin)
The Missing Person
Brian Tobin
192
Money Shot (Christa Faust)
Money Shot
Christa Faust
193
The Moon in the Gutter (Goodis)
The Moon in the Gutter
Goodis
194
Moonlight Mile (Dennis Lehane)
Moonlight Mile
Dennis Lehane
195
Moonrise (Strauss)
Moonrise
Strauss
196
The Mourner (Richard Stark)
The Mourner
Richard Stark
197
The Moving Target
The Moving Target
198
The Murderers (Fredric Brown)
The Murderers
Fredric Brown
199
My Gun Is Quick (Mickey Spillane)
My Gun Is Quick
Mickey Spillane
200
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
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