Rara-Avis. You've come to the right place. This list has led
me to some sweet noir. Check out the archives.
Goodis. I second that emotion. For sure. Someone described
him as Kerouac writing crime fiction. There's a rhythm to his
work. A slow creeping terror that's almost comforting when it
at last closes in. The Burglar felt like that. He did write
the same book over and over again.
Charles Willeford didn't. I guess Pick up. You don't want to
know anymore.
Himes. Run Man Run. Drunk cop walks into a diner closing for
the night and ends up killing the workers. One escapes and
the rest of the book is the city closing in on both of
them.
Horace McCoy. They Shoot Horses Don't They? Dance marathon
from hell. This might be stretching what you're looking for.
It's dark and has guns, but no one's really a criminal.
Hell, reading over this list. You might as well get the cool
Crime Novels: American Noir 1930's & 40's and 1950's
published by The Library of America. I've seen copies of the
first volume quite often in used bookstores. They have all
these authors and a whole lot more. I sound like an ad. Steal
this book!
New stuff. You've already read Jason Starr. His work feels
classic despite the fact his books are written today. Check
out the Dragon lady in Nothing Personal.
And if you liked Killer Inside Me, you should read Ellroy's
Silent Terror or Killer on the Road. As a genre, serial
killing novels are sort of boring to me. Ellroy's book is
twisted. And I'm not so sure if in a good way.
Chong
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