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Noir as Noir Can Be (With Some Neo-Noir Thrown In) - Page 7

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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Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
Hughes
242
Riding the Rap
Riding the Rap
243
The Right Madness (Crumley)
The Right Madness
Crumley
244
Road Dogs
Road Dogs
245
Rum Punch
Rum Punch
246
Sacred (Dennis Lehane)
Sacred
Dennis Lehane
247
Satan Is a Woman (Gil Brewer)
Satan Is a Woman
Gil Brewer
248
Savage Night (Jim Thompson)
Savage Night
Jim Thompson
249
Savaging the Dark (Christopher Conlon)
Savaging the Dark
christopher conlon
250
The Scarf (Robert Bloch)
The Scarf
Robert Bloch
251
The Scarlet Ruse (John D. MacDonald)
The Scarlet Ruse
John D. MacDonald
252
The Score (Richard Stark)
The Score
Richard Stark
253
Selina's Big Score (Darwyn Cooke)
Selina's Big Score
Darwyn Cooke
254
The Seventh (Richard Stark)
The Seventh
Richard Stark
255
Shadow Roll
Shadow Roll
256
Shoot the Piano Player (David Goodis)
Shoot the Piano Player
David Goodis
257
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane
258
The Simple Art of Murder (Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder
Chandler
259
The Sins of the Fathers
The Sins of the Fathers
260
Slayground (Richard Stark)
Slayground
Richard Stark
261
Small Town (Block)
Small Town
Block
262
Songs of Innocence (Richard Aleas)
Songs of Innocence
Richard Aleas
263
Sorry, Wrong Number (Allan Ullman)
Sorry, Wrong Number
Allan Ullman
264
The Sour Lemon Score (Richard Stark)
The Sour Lemon Score
Richard Stark
265
A Stab in the Dark
A Stab in the Dark
266
Stardust (Joseph Kanon)
Stardust
Joseph Kanon
267
A Stolen Season (Steve Hamilton)
A Stolen Season
Steve Hamilton
268
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
269
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith
270
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith
271
Street of the Lost (Goodis)
Street of the Lost
Goodis
272
Street of No Return (David Goodis)
Street of No Return
david goodis
273
Sudden Fear (Edna Sherry)
Sudden Fear
Edna Sherry
274
Suicide Hill (Ellroy)
Suicide Hill
Ellroy
275
A Swell-Looking Babe (Jim Thompson)
A Swell-Looking Babe
Jim Thompson
276
The Switch (Elmore Leonard)
The Switch
Elmore Leonard
277
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
278
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
279
Tampa (Alissa Nutting)
Tampa
Alissa Nutting
280
A Tan and Sandy Silence (MacDonald)
A Tan and Sandy Silence
MacDonald
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