Re. Noir Classics

[Elaine Bell]

Recommend the Nero Wolfe stories by (perhaps) Rex Stout...

On 7/9/09, Carvill John <johncarvill at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Ya Sam:
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> > Hey, folks, which noir novels would you recommend as the best
> representatives of the genre?
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> All of Raymond Chandler, particularly The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely,
> and The Long Goodbye.
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> Some people (including quite a few p-listers) prefer Dashiell Hammett, and
> I certainly enjoyed all his books, especially The Maltese Falcon and Red
> Harvest. God forbid another row starts here, but I much prefer Chandler.
> Maybe some p-listers find Chandler too stylized? Hammett's prose is drier,
> sparser, more matter of fact. I like Chandler's humour.
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> Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer stories are much admired, and I would not be
> the first on this list to point out their relevance here. I admit to having
> had one of MacDonald's books somewhere on my shelves for several years - The
> Blue Hammer, I think - but not having got round to reading it yet. Those who
> have seem to really like it though.
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