My thanks to Karin Montin for her translation of the 1948
piece by Marcel Duhamel, founder of the S鲩e Noire.
Now I can see how that definition can be culled all the way
to "Dark and Sinister" which can describe charaters and acts
as well as atmosphere.
It can also be condensed to one word, "screwed." With all of
that, surely someone and often the protagonist is
screwed.
A recent book that we read here, that fits so much of Mr.
Duhamel's description is Domenic Stansberry's, *The
Confession.* And just about all of Vicki Hendricks's
work.
Jack Bludis
http://www.jackbludis.com
*Shadow of the Dahlia* available at
MysteryLovesCompany.com
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