Knowing It Has to End
Noir's rap is bleak, nihilistic, hardbitten. But at heart it's a deeply emotional genre and a deeply nostalgic one.
Noir's rap is bleak, nihilistic, hardbitten. But at heart it's a deeply emotional genre and a deeply nostalgic one.
Boris Dralyuk, Megan AbbottMay 7, 2012
It’s Jack Taylor’s lovably cynical personality, rather than the mystery, that drives the story forward.
Mar 22, 2012
Apathy, booze, and cynicism are the standard PI’s ABCs, but Bruen’s detective takes things to a whole new level.
Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012
The hallmark of Gorman's style is the utter simplicity and clarity of his language. Straightforward prose is the hallmark of his moral universe.
Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012
One of the distinctive characteristics of Keene's male protagonists is their self-awareness. They know they're sleazebags.
Mar 22, 2012
On the grim hardness of a neglected noir master.
Boris DralyukJan 26, 2012
The drifter, unfulfilled desire, misplaced guilt, a greed-ridden culture, street-level perspective — distilled into a coherent, kaleidoscopic whole.
Woody HautJul 28, 2011
At heart, this is conventional stuff, but Crais uses the conventions to maximum effect.
Megan AbbottApr 28, 2011
An offshore oil platform stood up out of its windward end like the metal handle of a dagger that had stabbed the world and made it spill black blood.
Jefferson HunterApr 22, 2011