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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 6

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 Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
The Name Is Archer
Ross Macdonald
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The Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
Michael Connelly
203
The Neon Rain
The Neon Rain
204
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
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Night and Fear (Woolrich)
Night and Fear
Woolrich
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Cornell Woolrich
207
Nightfall (Goodis)
Nightfall
Goodis
208
Nightmare (Cornell Woolrich)
Nightmare
Cornell Woolrich
209
Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham)
Nightmare Alley
William Lindsay Gresham
210
Nightmare in Pink (John D. MacDonald)
Nightmare in Pink
John D. MacDonald
211
Nightmare Town
Nightmare Town
212
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
213
Nobody Runs Forever (Richard Stark)
Nobody Runs Forever
Richard Stark
214
North of Nowhere (Steve Hamilton)
North of Nowhere
Steve Hamilton
215
One Fearful Yellow Eye (John D. MacDonald)
One Fearful Yellow Eye
John D. MacDonald
216
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (Block)
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends
Block
217
Out on the Cutting Edge
Out on the Cutting Edge
218
The Outfit (Richard Stark)
The Outfit
Richard Stark
219
Pale Gray for Guilt (MacDonald)
Pale Gray for Guilt
Macdonald
220
Perfidia (Ellroy)
Perfidia
Ellroy
221
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
Irish
222
Pick Up Onnoon Street (Chandler)
Pick Up Onnoon Street
Chandler
223
Playback (Chandler)
Playback
Chandler
224
Plunder Squad (Richard Stark)
Plunder Squad
Richard Stark
225
The Poet (Michael Connelly)
The Poet
Michael Connelly
226
Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker)
Poodle Springs
Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker
227
Pop. 1280 (Jim Thompson)
Pop. 1280
Jim Thompson
228
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
229
Prayers for Rain (1999)
Prayers for Rain (1999)
230
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
Scott Turow
231
A Purple Place for Dying (John D MacDonald)
A Purple Place for Dying
John d Macdonald
232
Quick Red Fox (John D MacDonald)
Quick Red Fox
John d Macdonald
233
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
234
The Rare Coin Score (Richard Stark)
The Rare Coin Score
Richard Stark
235
Raylan
Raylan
236
Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
Rear Window
Cornell Woolrich
237
Recoil (Jim Thompson)
Recoil
Jim Thompson
238
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
239
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
Dashiell Hammett
240
Rendezvous in Black (Cornell Woolrich)
Rendezvous in Black
Cornell Woolrich
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