James M. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice is a structurally sound tent pole of the noir genre. While it inspired an entire generation of crime writers, you’ll be shocked to know that it was met with a fair share of criticism when initially published. Due to a high volume of violence and sexuality (for its time),…
Richard Aleas’ Little Girl Lost A long lost love of private investigator, John Blake, turns up dead on the roof of a seedy strip club in New York. As he investigates the circumstances surrounding her death, Blake uncovers a life that he never imagined possible for his high school sweetheart.John Blake works with Leo, a…
Will Christopher Baer’s Kiss Me, Judas Have you ever loved someone who’s mortally wounded you? Phineas Poe, disgraced cop and morphine addict, has just been released from a psych ward when he meets a beautiful woman named Jude in a hotel bar. Red dress, black hair, body like a knife. He takes her back to…
Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon Here we go. Book number two in my 25 crime-fiction classic list! After finishing this, I probably should’ve started with this one but honestly, who’s going to blame me for reading a Raymond Chandler novel first? Sam Spade and Miles Archer, private eye’s residing in San Fransisco, are hired by a…
Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep General Sternwood, a millionaire in 1930s Los Angeles, hires Phillip Marlowe to investigate a man who claims to have controversial photos of his socialite daughter. However, as Marlowe’s investigation progresses, he finds himself in for a little more than he bargained for (excuse the cliche). In the last few years,…
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