Doug,
Re your comment below:
> I think the book is essentially a horror story,
and
> is
> best appreciated in those terms. (The PI plot
is
> surface gloss). My main problem with the
esteemable
> Mr. Doherty's definition of "noir" is that it
lets
> in
> a lot of horror stories like FALLING
ANGEL.
Since a lot of horror stories have crime story elements (the
Edgar-nominated FALLING ANGEL being a good example; others
include TV shows like FOREVER KNIGHT and X-FILES) and a lot
of crime stories often employ horror story elements (remember
the Contintal Op's punch-up with a ghost in THE DAIN CURSE),
my definition's being inclusive seems to me to be an
advantage rather than a an argument against it.
JIM DOHERTY
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