Pulp Fiction - The Best Noir Novels show list info Light yourself a Chesterfield, draw the blinds 'til all you can see is the scarlet glow of the all-night gin joint signs, pour just enough bourbon to chase the image of that treacherous blonde out of your mind, and figure out just how deep you've dived into this most American of literary genres. What I really want though is for you to name your favorite noirs of the last ten years (or so). Five years later, the Mystery Writers of America published a similar list titled The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Many titles can be found in both lists. That revelation is an unsettling whisper; it is also a key ingredient to the best L.A. noir novels. Also Kurt Wallander series (books 1-9), L.A. Quartet series and Kenzie & Gennaro series (books 1-6)" Removed, for being first published in the 20th century: L.A. Or try any of these new books that our editors recommend . The Top 10 book chosen by 125 top writers from the book "The Top 10" edited by J. Peder Zane. Here are the 10 Best Books of 2020, along with 100 Notable Books of the year. Brian Lindenmuth loves both kinds of books, fiction and non-fiction and he is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler Magazine. 1. IN A LONELY PLACE Columbia, 1950. If you’ve read any of these books and you don’t think they are noir, save it. 15 Best Science Fiction Noir Books May 25, 2020 List , Noir Dan Even in the future, hardboiled detectives will put everything on the line to solve baffling cases of murdered little nobodies that everyone else wants to forget. Fans and obsessives of roman noir know that the more hardboiled a novel, the more brutal its finale is likely to be, and there is no shortage of classic novels that conclude with the literary equivalent of a kick to the balls or a knife in the ribs. This incredible rethinking of Dorothy B. 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