Godmothers of Noir
By K. A. Laity
By K. A. Laity
Who really defines noir...?
Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s: Mischief / The Blunderer / Beast in View / Fools' Gold
Patricia Highsmith, Margaret Millar, et al.
$37.50 $34.88
In a Lonely Place
Dorothy B Hughes
$14.95 $13.90A brilliant dissection of the mind of a serial killer -- before the term existed! Hughes is always magnetic but this may be her finest work.
Dread Journey
Dorothy B. Hughes
$15.95 $14.83The madcap train mystery may be a bit of a cliché these days, but few could do it as well as Hughes.
Laura
Vera Caspary
$13.95 $12.97One of the finest noir novels, which was turned into one of the finest noir films. Caspary's light touch veils the dagger until it's too late.
Bedelia
Vera Caspary
$13.95 $12.97A female serial killer -- before the term existed. The film is good, but the novel is so much more. You'll never get Bedelia out of your mind.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
$16.95 $15.76The author's favourite character: Tom Ripley wants the good life so bad he's willing to do almost anything to get it.
Edith's Diary
Patricia Highsmith
$16.00 $14.88In some ways, the most unusual of Highsmith's novels, but unutterably hypnotic.
Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense
$17.00 $15.81
I loathe the term 'domestic suspense' but this collection has some of the most terrific noir stories whatever you may call them.