books about: noir     books:     Noir      The Meaning of Night: A Confession Michael Cox W. W. Norton, 2007 A must read! A+++ I loved the way this story was narrated. The narrator confesses to a murder and the premise of the book is the story that leads you to understand his cold-blooded motive. It is a sizzling murder mystery, but the mystery is not who did it, but instead why he did it. The ...             Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 16) Laurell K. Hamilton Berkley Hardcover, 2008 Anita's got more issues this book was good.. all her books are.. but this one was a little more focused on the problem Anita and Jason encountered and not on sex all the time.. good book..             How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling Shawn Martinbrough Watson-Guptill, 2007 Valuable insight from a distinctive creative voice I'm a comics writer, not an artist, so I almost started this review by saying that I bought the book just to look at the pictures. And who could blame me? Shawn Martinbrough is one of the most original and distinctive stylists in modern mainstream comics. In a sea ...             Pacific Pinot Noir: A Comprehensive Winery Guide for Consumers and Connoisseurs John Winthrop Haeger University of California Press, 2008 Featuring more than two hundred in-depth winery profiles, this definitive guide is the best single source of information on world-renowned pinot noirs from California and Oregon. Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of a grape variety considered by many to produce the ultimate food wine, John Winthrop Haeger offers this expanded, updated ...             Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars (Smart Pop series) Benbella Books, 2007 Neptune Noir I ordered this book the day after the last episode, and it's just what I needed for mourning the end of the series.             Veil of Lies: A Medieval Noir Jeri Westerson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 a great new genre I looked forward to this book for a long time since my local book store, after two months, still hadn't gotten a copy for me. I was eager to read something subtitled Medieval Noir. When I got my copy from an online order I wasn't disappointed. I live in Texas where ...             Thirteen Richard K. Morgan Del Rey, 2008 delightful, fun and interesting I loved this book. Even towards the end it was interesting and exciting. Very good character development AND story/plot line AND ideas. Highly recomended!             The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories (Everyman's Library ... James M. Cain Everyman's Library, 2003 Welcome to the Inferno Although Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are better known today, James M. Cain (1892-1977) is at least their equal--and many consider that he bested both in his finest novels, which combined sin-blacked characters, sordid plots, terse prose, and all the power of ...             Berlin Noir: March Violets; The Pale Criminal; A German Requiem Philip Kerr Penguin (Non-Classics), 1994 Great Hard Boiled Fiction This is the best noir I have read in a while. The spin here is that the intrigue is easily set in 1939 Germany. Hitler, Goerring and Himmler rule and there is enough danger to go around without a former cop getting wrapped up in the the arson of a pair of lovers, ...             The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps Vintage, 2007 Top Value 1200 pages of rich, chewy pulp goodness! You can't find better value for your money anywhere. All the big names -- Gardner, Cain, Woolrich, chandler, Hammett. The very best of the rest. A complete Race Williams novel. A must-have!             Dental Floss for the Mind: A complete program for boosting your brain power Michel Noir, M.D., Ph.D Bernard Croisile McGraw-Hill, 2005 Awesome Mental Workouts Do these statements describe you: 1. Love to read. ALOT. 2. Love to play games like Trivial Pursuit, Cranium, Mind Trap, etc? 3. Lifelong learner, keeping up with literature in your profession. 4. MENSA Member? If so, get this book. You won't be disappointed. ...             New Orleans Noir (Akashic Noir) Akashic Books, 2007 Heartbreaking, Gritty Stories of The Big Easy I picked this book up because Julie Smith is the editor and has a story in it. I have to say that hers was my favorite, by far. She's an ace mystery writer and I highly recommend all of her books if you haven't yet discovered them. Exploring the darker side of the ...             Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir Eddie Muller St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 a brilliant and delightful book by eddie muller! more than you ever knew about film noir, eddie muller plunges the reader into the dark and seamy side of hollywood. a fabulous history of film noir with rare and splendid posters, photographs, and insider stories that can only be found here and as only eddie can tell ...             The Cold Spot Tom Piccirilli Bantam, 2008 Wonderful Tough Guy Crime Novel Tom Piccirilli's THE COLD SPOT starts with a cold-blooded killing and ends with a hot-blooded one playing out with powerful V-8 engines throbbing in the background. That's a suitable finale because the hero, Chase, is out for revenge and was raised by his career ...             Desolation Jones Warren Ellis Wildstorm, 2006 A rough and socialy-unacceptable tale in excelent Warren Ellis style I'm a personal fan of Warren Ellis. 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