Dispatches From Noir

Once upon a time, I dreamed of being an author. I thought I would write a great noir novel. That never happened, but I still admire the spare, descriptive prose and retro sensibilities of the hard-boiled detective.

I also see people every day. Sometimes I can't help but wonder what Chandler, Hammett, Leonard, Cain or even Fleming might have to say about them. So I take a stab at it. Here is the rogue's gallery of the novels and stories I never wrote. Meet the villains, bystanders, toughs and low-lifes that would populate them.

This is also a journal of my own journeys through the wonderful world of hardboiled/noir crime fiction. I review books and movies, and I’m happy to answer crime fiction questions and give recommendations. I'm also starting to think I might just be able to write some fiction of my own. I don't know how that will turn out. I do know that anything that appears on this page is just a dispatch from the great land of Noir.

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Posted on Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Classics in September is ongoing at Crime Fiction Lover, and readers may be interested in my first CIS piece: The Top 5 Women of Noir. This is a companion to my earlier piece listing five of the top hardboiled writers. As before, I’m very interested to see if you would add anyone to the list (too many writers, too few spots!). So feel free to leave a comment here or there. And keep an eye on Classics in September at CFL.

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