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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The plot is reminiscent of The Big Sleep, and Duca is a Chandleresque figure: unafraid on mean streets, but not himself mean.

If you’ve been following me on twitter, you may have seen my enthusiasm for A Private Venus. I think fans of hardboiled crime fiction, international crime fiction or both will certainly enjoy the new reprint of Giorgio Scerbanenco’s A Private Venus. I not only reviewed the book for Crime Fiction Lover, I also enjoyed it thoroughly.
But don’t just take my word for it. Go read the review, then take my word for it.

The plot is reminiscent of The Big Sleep, and Duca is a Chandleresque figure: unafraid on mean streets, but not himself mean.

If you’ve been following me on twitter, you may have seen my enthusiasm for A Private Venus. I think fans of hardboiled crime fiction, international crime fiction or both will certainly enjoy the new reprint of Giorgio Scerbanenco’s A Private Venus. I not only reviewed the book for Crime Fiction Lover, I also enjoyed it thoroughly.

But don’t just take my word for it. Go read the review, then take my word for it.

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