Thriller Thursday | Cotton Comes to Harlem, by Chester Himes, is a great detective novel, noir-ish, set in the Sixties, published in 1965. It has actual scenes, lively characters, hard choices, action, desires, twists, high emotion, grounded setting, subcultures, and more. This is one book in a Harlem series, and I’m off to hunt for the next books, which are often difficult to track down. #writerdavidbarringer #chesterhimes #cottoncomestoharlem #theharlemtrilogy #noirnovels #detectivenovels #amreadingmysteries
Maid in Paris Frank Kane Dell 1966 #passionpulp #pulppaperbacks #pulpnovel #pulpcoverart #pulpnovels #pulpnovelcover #dellbook #dellbooks #frankkane #johnnyliddell #poketbooks #poketbook #vintagepaperbacks #vintagebooks #vintagecrimefiction #vintagecrime #vintagepaperbackbooks #vintagepulp #noirnovel #noirnovels #noirpulp
The Talented Mr Ripley (Il talento di Mr Ripley) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✒️“Il Talento di Mr Ripley” è un romanzo di genere noir scritto da Patricia Highsmith, che racconta una storia psicologicamente complessa, ricca di avvenimenti e momenti di suspense, offrendo uno sguardo approfondito nella mente di un criminale. ✒️ Il romanzo segue le vicende di Tom Ripley, un giovane ambizioso, ma privo di scrupoli morali. La storia inizia quando Tom viene incaricato dal ricco signor Greenleaf di convincere suo figlio Dickie, un giovane e spensierato americano, a tornare negli Stati Uniti dalla sua vita dedita al divertimento sulla costa italiana. Una volta sul posto, Tom diventa amico intimo di Dickie, ma l'amicizia si trasforma presto in ossessione. Tom inizia a imitare lo stile di vita lussuoso di Dickie, al punto da desiderare di sostituirsi a lui. La trama si sviluppa in un susseguirsi di colpi di scena e tensione psicologica mentre Tom si trova intrappolato nella sua rete di crimini e menzogne. ✒️Il personaggio di Ripley, creato dalla penna di Patricia Highsmith, è diventato ormai celebre sia in letteratura che nel mondo del cinema, dove è stato interpretato da attori del calibro di Alain Delon, Denis Hopper, Matt Damon, Andrew Scott. Il fascino di questo personaggio risiede sicuramente nel suo carattere misterioso: Tom è una figura che rimane un enigma fino alla fine. Sappiamo poco del suo passato, tranne che i suoi genitori sono morti quando era bambino e che è cresciuto con una zia a Boston. Queste sono le uniche informazioni che Ripley lascia trapelare di sé, poiché il resto sono solo bugie. Ed è proprio questo il grande talento del personaggio a cui allude il titolo, ovvero la sua abilità nel manipolare la verità. Tom è un maestro nell'arte della menzogna, capace di creare storie credibili con estrema facilità, perché il suo desiderio più profondo sembra essere quello di vivere una vita diversa, di essere qualcun altro. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ #iltalentodimrripley #thetalentedmrripley #patriciahighsmith #patriciahighsmithnovel #noirnovels #romanzinoir #tomripley #tomripleybooks #dickiegreenleaf #romanzisuspense #bookblogger #ticonsigliounlibro #libridalleggere #libripreferiti #bookstgram
“Luck, if you’ve ever been a lady to begin with…Luck, be a lady tonight.” My first #novel A FISTFUL OF NOTHING turned 10 this week! 📕 Honestly mind-blowing to think it’s been a decade. Thank you to all the readers and listeners over the years. It’s always meant the world to me. Keep them peepers peeled for a bit of upcoming news on the book (and its sequel)…some fun stuff in the works. 🔍 And, always and forever, a HUGE shout out to @hellocereal for his absolute banger of a cover. #noirnovel #noirnovels #dieselpunk #dieselpunkstyle #mysterynovel #filmnoir #filmnoirstyle #classichollywood #hollywoodnoir #booksofinstagram #stpatricksday #stpattysday 🍀
Thank you @weirdo_wonderland_ct for being my goto for vintage pulp fiction, noir novels, and adorable horror themed enamel pins 🥰💕 Always a pleasure seeing you at @monstermaniacon #adventuresinburlesque #conlife #vintagesmut #pulpfiction #noirnovels
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"𝙸 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚊 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕-𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎" Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review : The book opens with a family tree, which immediately gave me a premonition that things were not gonna be good. Boy, was I right. Cadence Sinclair, a 19 year old girl, narrates the story in a much confused state. She faces memory loss from an accident that nobody wants to tell her about. The premise of the story is set at the Sinclair family's private island during the summer, where cadence, her cousins Johnny & Mirren, and Gat (also known as the "Liars") meet. Coming from a privileged old money family, her mom and aunts constantly vie for her grandfather's favour and money, much to the disappointment of the liars. They're often asked to stick up for their mothers to claim material things. The liars believed they were far above privilege and money. Their destructive adventures led them astray. Bringing down the patriarchy, making a change, and their little ambitious rantings. That is where their downfall begins and ends. The novel was written hauntingly and full of suspense, which was often confusing. I loved the metaphorical fairytales. To finish it all up, I disliked Cadence immensely. I still could not bring out an ounce of warmth for her when the suspense was revealed. Overall, I felt the emotions from the book rather vividly, and though the book was short, it left quite an impression. Definitely recommend it! . . . #books #bookreview #bookstagram #noirnovels #tbr #tbrbooks #booktography #thrillerbooks #horrorbook #bookcommunity #bookblogger #blogger #newblog #bookrecs #newbooks #tbrpile #bookblog #wewereliars #elockhart #horror #psychlogicalthriller #suspensenovels #goodbooks #bookrec #2024reads #bookworm #readathon #bookfriends #bookfollow #yabooks
Book Haul! Have you read any of these books from my recent haul? . . #books #bookreview #bookstagram #noirnovels #tbr #tbrbooks #booktography #bookphotography #thrillerbooks #newtobookstagram #bookcommunity #bookblogger #bookblog #newblog #bookrecs #newbooks #tbrpile #adultbookstagram #translatedbooks #trailer #bookhaul #bookfinds #horrorbooks #Stephenking #donnatartt #thegoldfinch #matthaig #howtokillyourfamily #explorepage #bookcontent Read any of these books?
💥 BOUM : les auteur.e.s du Festival des Littératures policières, noires et sociales, édition 2024 !! 🔪25 et 26 mai, salle Proudhon à Besançon 🖤merci @_lee_lum_ #festivalpolar #festivalpolarbesançon #besançon #mai2024 #polar #romanpolicier #litteraturepoliciere #romanpolar #romannoir #noirnovels #auteur #dedicace #rencontrelittéraire
Continuing on my Loren Estleman jag. After consuming the first 4 of the Amos Walker detective series (the best being Motor City Blues), I'm jumping to the "Novels of Detroit," starting with Whiskey River. Takes place in 1928, deals with bootlegging, and gangsters doing gangster s#@t. Here's hoping this series reminds me more of Estleman's standalone, Gas City, still my favorite of his works. #lorendestleman #lorenestleman #detectivenovel #detectivefiction #pulpfiction #pulpriot #noirnovels
Isabella si ritrova ad una masterclass di teatro tenuta da un noto premio Nobel. Ma anche questa volta ci sarà un imprevisto e non piccolo... "Isabella: il Noir inside" potete leggere gli episodi della serie su edizioniopen.it #ilrelativismodellarealta #noirironici #noirnovels #serie #leggeretirilassa #scrivereeunarte #leggilitutti #delittoniondelitto #maschere
Uncover the dark underbelly of Oakland’s streets in “The People’s Detective.” Unveil the secrets behind unsolved disappearances as Sonny Trueheart navigates a criminal alliance. Pre-order your copy now for a gripping journey into justice. 🔍📚 #BootstrapPublications #PreOrderNow #OaklandNoir #ThrillerReaders #CrimeReads #BookPreview #NoirNovels
Alley girl Jonathan Craig Lion 1954 #passionpulp #pulppaperbacks #pulpcoverart #pulpnovels #pulpnovel #pulpnovelcover #pulpnoir #pulpfiction #noirnovels #vintagepaperbacks #vintagebooks #vintagebook #poketbooks #poketbook #jonathancraig #lionbook #lionbooks #paperbackcollection #paperbackcover #paperbackbooks #paper
Just so we're clear which came first 😎. I enjoyed seeing Liam Neeson as Phillip Marlowe, and can't wait to watch Clive Owen make a superb Sam Spade. I'll watch every second. But...if there happens to be a casino owning gangster with a blackmailing daughter, an amorously aging opera singer, or a pint-sized Spanish pugilist, you're gonna see another post. #dancinginthetrap #samspade #monsieurspade #detectivenovel #detectivefiction #crimenovel #noirnovels #noir #pulp #pulpfiction
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I can’t believe that 2023 is over but I also cannot imagine a better episode to end us off on! This week I talked to @ehallwrites about her debut novel DEAR SYLVIA, LOVE JANE. A historic noir perfect for fans of L.C. Rosen or just a good ol mysterious adventure. Erin and I talk about a lot, but of course touch upon her historical research process, her unique publishing journey and even more! . synopsis: It’s 1943, San Francisco. And Molly Malone has secrets. Between pretending to be the secretary of her own detective agency and late-night visits to her favorite gay club Whiskers (where a secret knock grants entry), Molly’s life is lived in the shadows. But when distraught housewife Sylvia seeks help from a detective, Molly’s professional and personal life begin to merge. When an up-and-coming politician reveals his plan to shutter gay clubs like Whiskers, Molly is concerned. Then when bodies start appearing, Molly needs to act fast to save her friends and loved ones-old and new-from being the next victims. Because Molly isn’t the only one with a secret… . See you in 2024!! . . . . . . . . . #books #noir #noirnovels #selfpublishing #debutnovel #mysterynovel #historicalfiction #2023release
“I mean, you figure when you think about yourself there’s some importance to being human. But when you see it like this and there’s so many people ... We can’t all be worth something. We’re ants, man.” “Not if you’re Bruce or Arnold.” “I reckon it’s all hell on earth, no matter who you are.” -Matthew Stokoe, “High Life,” 2002 Photo: Luc Kordas #matthewstokoe #highlife #luckordas #noir #novels #photography #hellisotherpeople #crimefiction #literature #words #books #art #night #noirstateofmind #readmatthewstokoe #jimthompsononspeed #kenbruen #thefineartofdying #read #reading #booksarecool #readingiscool #noirnovels #writing #writers #write #booksbooksbooks
Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski (@kenjaworowski) 💸 Locksburg, Pennsylvania was once thriving, but with the coal and steel jobs leaving, the remaining population have few prospects and fleeting hope. Small Town Sins focuses on three citizens. Volunteer fireman Nathan Stultz is the first on the scene of a burning house, finding a man on fire and a bag of money. He saves the man and steals the cash. Callie is a nurse at Locksburg General, a hospital with a poor reputation and few resources. She takes special interest in Gabriella, a fourteen-year-old girl with terminal cancer. Andy is a recovering addict whose life is turned upside down when tragedy strikes. 💸 The best noir writers capture a bleakness that is unsettling - the depressing, dangerous setting, characters making decisions based on desperation, and the feeling that bad things are awaiting around every corner. Ken Jaworowski nails all of this in his debut novel. The characters are compelling, their stories convincing. There is a tendency to hope for the best, but it is clear optimism left Locksburg long ago. There is dark humor and poignant observations about life along the way. It cannot be overstated how well the sincerity of the players is written here. Each storyline shines light on the dreams of the characters and their hopes for a redemptive purge of their sins. When the twist came in Nathan's story, I laughed as I would at a good punchline. I did not see it coming and it is one of the cleverest spins I have read in some time. 💸S mall Town Sins is a powerful novel. I feel as if I left a part of my heart within the pages. It is noir that well written. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🎵 Drugs and alcohol play a large role in this novel, and definitely helped inspire my playlist. What I listened to while reading Small Town Sins: Mark Lanegan – Whiskey for the Holy Ghost (this album fit perfectly with the mood) Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska (While “Thunder Road” is mentioned ,I felt the subdued feel of Nebraska more fitting) The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream (this album brought a bit of light to the streets of Locksburg) #smalltownsins @henryholtbooks #kenjaworski #bookreview #bookstagram #noirnovels
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Scandal on the sand John Trinian Gold Medal 1964 #passionpulp #pulpnovelcover #pulpfiction #pulpnovel #pulpnovels #vintagebook #vintagebooks #noir #noirnovel #noirnovels #paperbackbooks #goldenmedalbook #goldenmedalbooks #johntrinian #vintagepaperbacks #poketbooks #poketbook
We are so excited for our California Noir Panel tonight in Alameda at 7pm! Join us for a thrilling evening of selected readings, signings, and discussions exploring the classic and mildly haunting landscapes of Bay Area noir narratives, it’s characters and cocktail crimes! 🍸 #booksinc #bookstoreevent #bayarea #noirnovels #readersofig
Don't pick up this book if you've got other things on your plate because you won't be able to put it down - Yes ! This book is THAT compelling . This is a dark, disturbing gripping read that revolves around the story of Sally and her early haunting life. Liz Nugent creates a deeply unsettling cluster of characters and backstories that are full of horror and shocking details. This book stays at the back of your mind days after reading it ! What a piece ! Take a bow @liznugentwriter #DarkFiction #NoirNovels #TwistedTales #ShadowyStories #EerieReads #GrimLit #SinisterBooks #MysteriousProse #BookishLife #ReadersOfInstagram #BookLover #BookishCommunity #BookstagrammersWorld #Bibliophile #BookNerd #BookwormLife #InstaReads #ReadingCommunity
Unravel the mysteries of Oakland with 'The People’s Detective' by Dr. Nicholas Baham III. 🕵️♂️ Join Sonny Trueheart on a noir adventure, exposing the dark secrets of disappearances. This gripping tale merges Oakland vibes and a thrilling heist. 🌉 Be a part of the revolution—pre-order now by scanning the QR code! 🔍📚 #BootstrapPublications #PreOrderNow #OaklandNoir #ThrillerReaders #CrimeReads #BookPreview #NoirNovels #ThePeoplesDetective
I somehow got the AI to spit out a beautiful image of the protagonist of my new serial, 'Silence Fell.' Link in bio if you want to read new chapters every week! (free weekly email newsletter) #aiart #canva #writersofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofig #noirnovels #noir #serial #series #psychologicalythriller #thriller #paranormalthriller #newbooks #newauthors #fyp #foryou #silencefell #loveisanartform
Queen Tabitha on what has become her throne in the library looking very regal 👑 🐈⬛ 📚 Her majesty is definitely in the bad books today so I am renaming this as Tabitha’s naughty chair for bringing in another mouse and letting it go….😱 We still haven’t found it 👀 and I won’t be sleeping well tonight knowing it’s scurrying around somewhere 🐁🫣 Posting a second time today because I think my Insta is broken 🥺😭 it’s so disheartening at the moment for so many on here atm including myself 🥴 Have a lovely Sunday evening 💖 Maria x #ElegantBlackCat #bookstagram #booksnooksanddecor #booksandcats #TheOneLibraryCat #ClassyFeline #LiteraryCompanion #SophisticatedWhiskers #NoirNovels #ChicCatCharm #BookishPanther #LibraryRoyalty #FurryIntellectual #GracefulInBlack #TheOneWithBooks #RegalWhiskerGame #inmylibrary #storyofmyhome #myperiodhomestyle #prettyinteriors #apartmenttherapy
📚𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪📚 #ᴄʜᴇꜱꜱʙᴏᴀʀᴅᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ Thank you @thebooknooknortheast for the tag in this one! Biggest flatlay I’ve tried and I’m pretty happy with it! Happy Friday everyone!! 💬 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨? ⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️ ⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️ ⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️ ⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️ ⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️ 🏷️ zero pressure if your tagged open to anyone - it is lots of fun - bribe someone else to tidy up for you though 😂🫶 Pictured: 🤍Row 1 - The Library of Broken Worlds, Babel, Empire of the Vampire, One Dark Window, The Novice 🖤Row 2 - The Book that Wouldn’t Burn, the Heart Forger, Kingdom of the Cursed, Throne of the Fallen, Babel (IC) 🤍 Row 3 - Empire of the Vampire dust jacket, The City of Dusk, Book of the Night, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, The Cruel Prince 🖤 Row 4 - the Witcher, Once and Future Witches, High Lord, the Magicians Guild, Yellowface
Dive into the gritty world of Raymond Chandler's novels, where the shadows hold secrets and every page is a journey through the mean streets of detective fiction. #RaymondChandler #NoirNovels #DetectiveFiction #Bookstagram
Venture into the shadowy realms of Gothic literature, where every tale is a spine-tingling journey. 🖤🕸️ Where dark meets art. #GothicGlimpses #DarkDive #LiteraryLabyrinths #HalloweenHues #ShadowyStories #EerieEssence #MysticMusings #GhastlyGothic #NoirNovels #StudyScribeScares
“The darkness and myself. Everything else was gone. And the little that was left of me was going, faster and faster.” -Jim Thompson, “Savage Night,” 1953 Photo: Bernard Plossu, 1990 #jimthompson #bernardplossu #savagenight #kingofnoir #fiction #crimefiction #noirnovels #books #reading #photography #art #words #poetry #corruption #charlielittlebigger #louford #thegrifters #afterdarkmysweet #pop1280 #read #darkasadungeon #noirnights #longlivenoir #noirstateofmind #booksbooksbooks
-“De vuelta al campamento, como siempre después de una gran tensión, me dio una sobrecarga mental, y traté de recuperar el equilibrio químico sin encender ninguna luz y solo con las drogas que tenía a la mano. Necesité un par de largas caladas de porro jamaicano para respirar profundamente sin llegar a la hiperventilación. Después, la meta me calmó como si fuese un niño hiperactivo. Una raya de coca me ayudó a centrar la mente. Tres cervezas consumieron parte de la adrenalina. Y media docena de cigarrillos de un paquete que había comprado de camino al campamento dejaron satisfecha mi pulsión de muerte.” “El Pato Mexicano” James Crumley. #elpatomexicano #themexicantreeduck #jamescrumley #jamescrumleybooks #hardboiled #novelanegra #hardboiledbooks #noirnovels #rbaserienegra
Book 373: "The Expendable Man," by Dorothy B. Hughes. This was NOT a "cozy mystery," this was fully classic noir. The layers of tension were skillfully handled so that, even when you think you know all the dynamics at play, you may not. Because of the subject matter - racism, abortion, police corruption - there is mature language and mature conversation. Some of the dialogue is very much contemporary to the 1950s, so that it is a little challenging to read, but worth the effort. And the writing itself is masterful. Beautiful word choices, necessary but not excessive descriptions, not too many NPCs. I had never heard of this book or author, so I didn't know what to expect. And I was impressed. Rating: R (language) 4.5/5 🌟 #bookstagram #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookstagrammer #bookshelf #booksbooksbooks #booklover #bookstagrammers #ilovebooks #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #booklife #bookcover #noir #noirfiction #noirnovel #noirnovels #crimefiction #murdermystery #socialcommentary #classicfiction
A volte i tempi per i vivi possono essere davvero duri… Meglio avere una lettura adatta all’occasione! 📕 📖 📚 “Tempi duri per i vivi” parla di amicizia, di crimini, di crescita, di sentimenti e di come la vita, spesso, sia in grado di rovesciare ogni certezza. È un romanzo che si ispira a tante cose, che vuole essere tante cose… Basta unirsi ai protagonisti per scoprire di che si tratta! Link in bio.
📖Book Review📖 Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (82nd book of 2023, read from 9/21-10/1/23) Rating: 3.75/5⭐️ Brief synopsis: Domingo is a 17-year-old garbage collector living in Mexico City. He is homeless and content to just mind his business, pick up trash and listen to an MP3 player that he found with a bunch of 80s songs on it. When he meets Atl, a mysterious vampire, at a subway stop, he gets entangled in her world. Domingo is taken on a journey filled with different types of vampires and blood soaked feuds between rival clans. The reader gets POVs from Domingo and Atl, as well as another vampire named Nick; Nick’s family’s familiar, Rodrigo; and a detective, Ana Aguirre, who serves as a Van Helsing-type character. My thoughts: I really liked the vibe of this book. When it comes to vibes, Silvia Moreno-Garcia truly knows how to get that atmosphere nailed down. She describes this book as a neo-noir, and this came through very clearly for me. It had a dark, gritty tone that worked for me. I also really enjoyed the blend between Aztec history and the author’s vampiric world-building and lore. At times, I did want there to be a bit more action; there were a lot of slower beats throughout. But when the action happened, the blood really flowed. If you’re looking for something different in the vampire genre, this one might be worth checking out. I read this for Hispanic Heritage Month, and I’m glad I did! Also this cover is frickin’ gorgeous! 😍 #bookstagram #bookreviews #certaindarkthings #noirnovels #vampirebooks #horror #fantasy #hispanicheritagemonth
A Flag for Sunrise, by Robert Stone. 1981, Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 439 pages, deckle edged. Boards quarter bound in black paper with black cloth around the spine. 8vo. 0-394-40757-1. Very Good to Near Fine/Very Good. Robert Stone is the American Dostoyevksy—with a touch of Josph Conrad. His writing is at once muscular and soulful, searching and brutal. Like the gritty films of the 1970s, each book is a spiritual journey in the guise of a potboiler, bursting with mad outsiders grappling with the absurdities of war, death, religion, and politics. There’s no one writing books today like these. It’s unlikely they’d even be published in the current marketplace. Possessed of astonishing dramatic, emotional, and philosophical resonance, A Flag for Sunrise is a novel in the grand tradition about Americans drawn into the maelstrom of a small Central American country on the brink of revolution. It follows three characters—an anthropologist, a nun, and a psychopathic ex-Coast Guard—as they are drawn into the violent struggle taking over the fictional republic of Tecan. Book: Very Good to Near Fine. Some fading to the cloth covering the boards. Internally clean and unblemished. Spine is square and the binding is tight. A very good collectible first edition. Dust Jacket: Near Fine, clean and bright with a tiny chip on the rear panel, now protected in an archival cover to preserve is excellent state. For Sale: $25 Shipped #RobertStone #DogSoldiers #rarebooks #noirnovels #crimefiction #warnovels #onlinebookstore #firstedition #usedbookstore #bookstagram #bookseller
City of Sin and City of Fear (City of Vice due for release soon) are now available on Book Beat STORE LINK: https://www.bookbeat.co.uk/book/city-of-sin-1122776. City of Fear here: https://www.bookbeat.co.uk/book/city-of-fear-1070606 Launched by Bonnier in 2015, BookBeat is one of the leading eBook subscription services in Europe and operates in 30 countries, including the Nordic & UK markets. BookBeat has a native eReading app for both Android and iPhone. They offer a free 30 day trial for all new customers #noirnovels #noir #pulp #pulpfiction #crime #crimefictionbooks #crimewritersofcanada #crimewritersofinstagram #australiancrimefiction #sin #fear #vice #indie #indiefilm #indiewriter
The Big Man, by William McIlvanney. First US Edition, First Printing. 1985, HC. William Morrow: New York, NY. 8vo. Boards quarter bound in blue paper with navy around the spine; bright blue endpapers. 256 pages. 9780688064051. We’ve been known at Edgewood Books to linger on the seedier side of the stacks, where the paper is made from pulp, the settings are squalid, and the characters desperate. But we especially enjoy crime fiction with a literary bent, deep characterization, and a Celtic connection, which makes the work of late Scottish novelist William McIlvanney ideal reading. McIlvanney was a master of the hardboiled style; his Laidlaw novels are classics of the form. Pictured here is a first US edition of The Big Man from 1985. This one-off focuses on Dan Scoular, who accepts an offer from a Glasgow underworld figure to train for an illegal bare knuckle fight, hoping the money will save his marriage, but soon discovers that human decency itself is at stake. Book: Very Good to Near Fine. Spine is square, binding is tight, and interior is unblemished. Dust Jacket: Near Fine protected in archival cover. For Sale: $20 Includes Shipping #williammcilvanney #laidlaw #scottishwriters #crimefiction #noirnovels #boxingbooks #hookstagram #firstedition #bookseller #onlinebookstore
First event of October! We'll be hosting Tod Goldberg, author of the Gangsterland series, at Orinda Books on Wednesday, October 4th, at 6 PM. He will be in conversation with Joe Loya, podcaster and author of the memoir The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell: Confessions of a Bank Robber. (I am so curious about this conversation. I think it says something when you're willing to have your noir novel fact checked by someone who was once a convicted bank robber.) Gangsters Don't Die will be the conclusion of the critically acclaimed crime series starring a Chicago hitman hiding out as a rabbi in the desert suburbs of Las Vegas. The event is free to attend. To RSVP, please sign up via the Eventbrite page (see link.tree in Bio.) #noir #noirmysteries #thrillernovels #noirnovels #gangsterland #gangstersdontdie #authorevent #bayarealitevent #authorevents #bookevents #joeloya #lamorinda #orindaevents
Come diceva Eminem: “May i have your attention, please?” Alla libreria Ubik di Voghera c’è una novità! Tempi duri per i vivi vi aspetta nella sezione “gialli italiani”. Portiamolo ovunque, che questo romanzo se lo merita!
Ieri (10/09/23) si è svolta la prima uscita in pubblico del mio nuovo romanzo, intitolato Tempi duri per i vivi. Si è parlato di amore per la scrittura, del genere noir e di come l’ironia possa entrare a far parte di storie in cui la risata non è la prima cosa a cui si pensa. Vorrei ringraziare di cuore le @cantine_bertelegni per aver organizzato l’evento tra i filari delle sue splendide vigne e per aver dissetato tutti con i suoi ottimi vini. Ringrazio @faina75 per avermi spalleggiato, egregiamente, nella chiacchierata riguardo al mio libro, e @steberte per aver documentato il tutto per le generazioni future. Grazie davvero a tutti i presenti. Spero che vi siate divertiti e, mio più grande augurio, che il romanzo possa piacervi al punto da farne parola con chiunque. #tempiduriperivivi deve far parlare di sé!
In Robb T. White's new novel “Full-Tilt Boogie: A Jade Hui Mystery,” shortly after being assigned to the field office, Special Agent Jade Hui is stumped by her predecessor’s do-nothing record when there is every indication that something big is about to happen. 💥Read more about this new novel in my latest blog post: https://saexaminer.org/2023/09/10/new-book-release-full-tilt-boogie-a-jade-hui-mystery-by-robb-t-white/ #robbtwhite #fulltiltboogieajadehuimystery #newbookalert🚨 #newbooks #books #booknews #crimenovels #noirnovels #organizedcrimethriller #hardboiledmystery #booklovers #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammersofinstagram #blogger #bloggerlife #bloggersofinstagram #bloggersofrgv #fiverr #fiverrgig #fiverrseller #fiverrfreelancer #detectivenovels Sponsored Post
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Hey ho.. City of Sin and City of Fear are now available through Walmart. Yeah man! City of Sin here: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=9784824144010. City of Fear here: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=9784824154828. #nextchapterpub #crimefiction #noirnovels #pulp #pulppaperback #noir #sin #fear #crimewriters #crimewriter #australiancrime
Primo settembre. Secondo romanzo. È disponibile su Amazon una storia che parla di vite comuni, rovesciate da eventi terribili. Una storia che ironizza sull’importanza attribuita alla crescita. Un noir amatoriale in cui crimini, ironia, riflessioni e paure vengono frullati in un qualcosa di estremamente intimo. #tempiduriperivivi spero possa rivelarsi una buona lettura. Per averlo vi basta cliccare nel link in bio (si dice così, no?)
The first book in my Sydney crime series featuring relentless Indigenous investigator Carter ‘Cash’ Thompson… He walks the line… Read an excerpt from the link below and buy the first book in the series if you like it. https://nextchapter.pub/books/city-of-sin #crime #pulp #noirnovels #crimefictionauthor #instagramauthor #indieauthor #nextchapterpub #australiancrime #australiancrimefiction
📚 Book review: Sojourn Ah, where do I begin? It’s been weeks since I read Sojourn, this brilliant, dark, weird 136-page novel, and I am still forming my thoughts around it. Sojourn follows an unnamed man, our narrator, who arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. He moves along its streets and pavements; through its department stores, museums and restaurants. In his solitude in Berlin, as his visiting professorship passes, the narrator awaits transformation and meaning. In my understanding, the book is as much about our narrator and his quest as it’s about Berlin. Berlin is immense and daunting, and this book is also about him navigating the city. It’s also about the two relationships or the only two points of human contact he’s developed in Berlin: with Faqrul and Birgit. Faqrul, who randomly disappears on him as quickly as he comes back, and Birgit, after meeting whom, he begins to miss his classes. He blacks out in the street. “I’ve lost my bearings—not in the city; in its history,” he thinks. “The less sure I become of it, the more I know my way.” Sojourn is such an incredibly quiet novel, and as Hilary Mantel aptly puts it, Amit Chaudhuri has perfected the art of the moment. You find yourself lingering over sentences for minutes, trying to grasp the length and breadth of his storytelling, mesmerised at the sheer drama the book makes space for. It is weird, and it’s elegant alike. I’ve not read any of the other 8-9 books Amit Chaudhuri has written, but from what I’ve heard, his way of storytelling does not include talking about big, important issues head-on. He situates them in the every day, the usual, making their presence and exploration more daunting. In his essay ‘Why I Write Novels’, delivered at at Balliol College, Oxford University in 2020, Amit Chaudhuri says, “Today, I still wonder why I write novels. It isn’t to master an art that I have no desire to master but, evidently, to create something out of my perplexity with the form.” After having read that brilliant and weird essay, Sojourn makes more sense to me. This book is a lot of things, but what you remember is that it is haunting, noir-like book that you’ll find hard to forget.
📚 Some recent mass market pick ups: 📕 Carnival, William W. Johnstone - a classic Zebra cover 📕 Deathwatch, Robb White - two men stuck in the desert, one is a sociopath. I’m sold. 📕 Clemmie and The End of the Night, John D. MacDonald - two non-series books by the prolific crime writer. Clemmie has a great cover, and Night is about rampaging youths. 📕 The Street, Ann Petry - great edition of a classic 📕 This Is My Country Too, John A. Williams - a Black man touring white America in the 60s. 📕 The Double View, Chandler Brossard - honestly this looks and sounds great, and a guy throws himself out an asylum window on the first page 📕 Cool Hand Luke, Donn Pearce - Pearce’s more famous book (though I’ll probably read Pier Head Jump first, to be honest) 📕 Crows Can’t Count, Erle Stanley Gardner (writing as A.A. Fair) - Gardner (as Fair) is a reliable good time, and his titles are great. 📕 Black Boy, Richard Wright - another nice edition of a classic 📚📚📚 #bookhaul #bookhauls #usedbooks #bookcollector #bookcollecting #bookhunter #massmarketpaperback #massmarketpaperbacks #paperbackbooks #paperbacksfromhell #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #crimefiction #crimefictionbooks #noirnovels #robbwhite #annpetry #johnawilliams #chandlerbrossard #literature #coolhandluke #donnpearce #aafair #erlestanleygardner #bookcover #richardwright #bookstagram #americanliterature #fawcettgoldmedal #bookcoverart
Reading his explosive crime novels is a thrill today, so I wonder how it felt when Jean-Patrick Manchette burst onto the scene and reclaimed crime fiction for the criminals. An outspoken leftist anarchist, Manchette is at his most explicitly political in “Nada.” The story concerns a mostly unlikeable, washed-up anarchist cell who decides to kidnap an American ambassador. Unlike “Fatale” or “The Mad and the Bad” both of which start with a narrow focus and expand violently as they go, “Nada” opens wide and narrows as it goes. It’s a lot of fun the whole way through, but there’s an inevitability to the early parts of the story that twists around in the final act. . . . #jeanpatrickmanchette #noir #noirnovels #anarchistliterature #anarchistlit #nada @nyrbooks
📚 recent books, many from my friend @honkytonkdevil 📕 L.A. Requiem, Robert Crais - generic cover design aside, this sounds like great neo-noir 📕 Black Angus, Newton Thornburg - I loved Cutter and Bone, can’t wait to check this one out. And I believe @honkytonkdevil sent me this rare copy “accidentally” as part of some convoluted reverse blackmail scheme 📕 Pier Head Jump, Donn Pearce - this book by the writer of Cool Hand Luke is hard to find and, given that it’s about a bunch of sailors and an inflatable doll, I can see why 📕 Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Judith Rossner - I’m always here for books that purport to be someone’s descent to hell 📕 Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned, Kinky Friedman - he seems a little silly but the premise sounds reminiscent of Elmore Leonard 📕 Werewolves In Their Youth, Michael Chabon - a collection of short stories that I’m told is quite good. 📕 In Cold Blood, Truman Capote - I was thinking I should read this, and the very same day found this nice copy 📕 A Flag for Sunrise, Robert Stone - I loved Dog Soldiers so much I’m willing to follow Stone down some plot paths that might not interest me normally. 📕 Paco’s Story, Larry Heinemann - another great looking Vietnam novel 📚📚📚 #bookstack #bookhaul #usedbooks #bookmail #bookmailisthebestmail #crimefiction #crimefictionbooks #crimefictionaddict #noir #noirnovels #robertcrais #newtonthornburg #donnpearce #massmarketpaperback #lookingformrgoodbar #kinkyfriedman #michaelchabon #truecrime #incoldblood #trumancapote #robertstone #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #larryheinemann #pacosstory #nationalbookaward #warfiction #warnovel #shortstories
“𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐧.” Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review - Alison is a barrister who seems to have everything. A great job, husband, a lovely daughter and a no strings attached affair on the side. But she's not okay. Her drinking is getting bad, her marriage is falling apart and she's catching feelings. Apart from that she has an almost airtight murder case in her hand which she needs to take to court. The book started off intriguing enough but that's all. There wasn't a single character in the book I genuinely liked, especially Allison. She is not a likeable character, and seemed quite stupid for someone who's in the position she is. Next is Carl, her husband. He's the worst. A horrible person, degrading, the way he speaks down to her. I'm surprised she didn't leave the first time he said something. Patrick, the casanova was alright but towards the end of the book I didn't like him much. You'll know why if you read it. His feelings changed constantly and I couldn't understand what was going on in his head. Tbh it was hard to understand what was going on in anyone's head except for Allison's because it was only in her POV and the characters were in constant rotation. The suspense in the book was okay, not bad. I almost guessed all the suspenses midbook. I would not say that it was badly written. It was a decently well written novel and the overall plot was intriguing. But comparing the book to 'the girl on the train' was a little farfetched. I would still recommend some to read this novel, you might like the book. #psychologicalthriller #bloodorange #harriettyce #books #bookreview #bookstagram #noirnovels #thrillernovels #tbr #gift #tbrbooks #booktography #bookphotography #thrillerbooks #newtobookstagram #bookcommunity #bookblogger #blogger #newblog #bookrecs #newbooks #tbrpile #adultbooks #adultbookstagram
The Detective and the Criminal A Black Love Detective Story Book 5 #antwanfloydsr #crimefictionmedia #crimefiction #crimefictionaddict #crimefictionbooks #crimefictionlover #crimefictionauthor #crimefictionnoir #noirnovels
📚 Recent book haul with some cool finds 📕 Danger Is My Line, Stephen Marlowe - one of those crime novels you buy just based on the cover. 📕 The Bold Saboteurs, Chandler Brossard - as cool as this book looks, I found when I got home that it’s missing 8 pages 😤 📕 Eddie and the Cruisers and Gone Tomorrow, P.F. Kluge - Eddie and the Cruisers is supposed to be good and it’s fairly hard to find for some reason. 📕 Reservation Blues, Sherman Alexie - his first novel. I’ve only read his short stories. 📕 My Heart Is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones - I’ve yet to read him but Jones is one of the more popular horror novelists going at the moment, and the fact he writes a lot about Native American concerns makes him doubly interesting to me. 📕 The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien - I hadn’t thought about this Vietnam novel in a while, but @hellaheather put it back on my radar and I happened to find this signed copy last weekend! 📕 The Room, Hubert Selby Jr. - what’s purported to be the most feel good novel from this always sunny writer. 📕 The Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer - I’ve long wanted to check Mailer out and couldn’t pass up this nice copy. 📕 Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War By Black Veterans, Wallace Terry - the second recommendation by @hellaheather . Take a look at that stunning cover! 📚📚📚 #bookhaul #bookstack #bookspines #hardcoverbooks #usedbooks #bookcollector #firsteditionbooks #noir #noirnovels #chandlerbrossard #beatliterature #eddieandthecruisers #pfkluge #literature #crimefiction #horrorbookstagram #reservationblues #myheartisachainsaw #stephengrahamjones #timobrien #signedbook #thethingstheycarried #vietnam #hubertselbyjr #theroom #normanmailer #worldwar2 #horrorbook #bloodsanoralhistoryofthevietnamwarbyblackveterans #bookstagram
"You're supposed to be a man who keeps his mouth shut - even at the dentist." I've taken enough of a shine to Estleman to track down a copy of the first Amos Walker mystery. A very fitting successor to Ed McBain or Ross MacDonald. #lorendestleman #lorenestleman #detectivenovel #detectivefiction #pulpfiction #noir #noirnovels #amreadingthrillers #amreadingcrime #crimenovel #amoswalker #hardboiled
📚 In the Electric Mist With the Confederate Dead, James Lee Burke, 1993 - For you continuity nuts out there, let me start by explaining why I went from the 1st Robicheaux novel to the 6th, and caution you against doing the same: I needed something to read on the plane returning from a vacation, and had finished everything I brought. Because the Neon Rain had proven such great reading on the flight up, when I found Electric Mist for $1, I decided to grab it. So there ya go… but that said, the Robicheaux novels do have continuity, so reading this one spoiled a lot of plot points from books 2-5, which I haven’t read. I solemnly swear to read in order from now on. As for the book itself, it retained everything I liked about the Neon Rain (so real you can feel it setting, colorful and hard boiled characters, vivid, occasionally beautiful prose) and threw in a dash of dream-like magic realism in the form of confederate ghosts. It sounds outlandish (and it is), but it more or less worked in the context of the book. A movie is being filmed in Robicheaux’s small Louisiana town and the production awakens a lot of old mysteries, including a lynching, a serial killer, and more mob connections than you can shake a crutch at. It’s violent and exciting, with enough high stakes to keep the plot moving but without compromising Burke’s gift for language. Now I can’t wait to read the ones that came before and fill in the gaps. 📚📚📚 #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookpost #reader #readerlife #readersofinstagram #readerforlife #mystery #murdermystery #crimefiction #crimefictionaddict #noir #noirnovels #louisiana #americanliterature #jamesleeburke #daverobicheaux #amreading #nowreading #igbook #igbooks #igbookstagram #bookstagram #igbookreview #bookreviews #paperbackbooks #bookcover #intheelectricmistwithconfederatedead #readergram #igreads
I had to choose one book to read this weekend while kicking it by the poolside with my wife on our nineteen-year anniversary. So obviously I went for a lean, blood-drenched, hard-boiled crime novel by a french anarchist. Jean-Patrick Manchette’s “The Mad and the Bad” was the perfect choice. The language is brutal, spare, and perfect. The story explodes into motion and escalates as the bodies pile up. I chuckled a few times at the grisly and creative ways that characters met their end. My wife looked over at me lovingly, happy to see me smiling. . . . #noirnovels #anarchistliterature #jeanpatrickmanchette #themadandthebad @nyrbooks
In a gloomy land, a fiery woman meets a mysterious man. They have a special destiny and fight against scary demons using their unique powers. Together, they become a symbol of hope, sparking a rebellion to defeat the darkness and make their world better. #darkstories #horrorfiction #darkfiction #creepytales #mysterybooks #suspensefulreads #thrillerstories #macabre #gothicliterature #sinisterstories #hauntingtales #grimandgritty #chillingreads #spookyfiction #twistedtales #supernaturalstories #eerieatmosphere #noirnovels #occultfiction #horrorauthor #darkfantasy #creepystories #supernaturalhorror #darksuspense #gloomystories #macabrestorytelling #grittytales #mysteriousreads #horrorlover #gothicfiction
📚 The Neon Rain, James Lee Burke - The first in the esteemed Dave Robicheaux mystery series is a strong start, set in and around New Orleans and featuring our dogged, self-destructive detective as he digs into a murder no one wants him investigating. The plot is bonkers, overstuffed, and pure fun, but Burke’s prose and psychological insight elevate this far above his peers. He can really write, and it didn’t take long to see why he’s respected in literary circles as well as by mystery lovers. It was a quick read, with stakes that escalate nearly every chapter, but seasoned nicely with Vietnam flashbacks that don’t bog it down. And, once again, its sense of place and character are impressive. All in all, this was a confident beginning to the series and a really wonderful book with an outlandish plot. Definitely recommend. 📚📚📚 #theneonrain #daverobicheaux #jamesleeburke #neworleans #louisiana #crimefiction #crimefictionbooks #crimefictionaddict #crimefictionlover #mystery #mysterybooks #noirnovels #noirfiction #noir #detectivenovel #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #reader #readerlife #readersofinstagram #readerforlife #igbookreview #igbookstagram #igreads #igreaders #amreading #nowreading #paperbackbooks
Missing persons, drug dealing, and a maniac creating his own religion. Gallows Dome weaves all these plots together in this hard hitting neonoir novel. Thanks @nolan_knight_ for the signed copy of Gallows Dome! 🥳 If you haven’t heard it yet, check out the interview with Nolan on the Podcast. It was a blast! #gallowsdome #booksagram #crimefictionlovers #crimefiction #noirnovels
Double Indemnity- James M. Cain Double Indemnity once again showcases Cain’s mastery of the noir novel with a memorable finish👌 #jamesmcain #doubleindemnity #read #book #romannoir #noirnovels
“I stood up and looked out the window. From twelve stories up it was easy to be fooled by the city’s rain-swept beauty, by the millions of lights twinkling in the night. But all I had to do was turn my head to see the truth: a child-whore asleep in her hospital bed. It could rain forever and the city would never be clean.” -Jack Clark, “Nobody’s Angel,” 2010 Photo: James L. Amos, 1969 #jackclark #nobodysangel #jameslamos #chicago #cabbies #driving #citystreets #filth #noir #citynightmare #books #reading #noirnovels #realcabdriver #gutterlit #neonnights #words #eddiemiles #hardcasecrime #crimefiction #words #truth #booksbooksbooks #literature #shootfromthegut #writers #booksrule
J'ai rencontré Simon Baril pour la première fois à l'automne 2007, lors d'une soirée informelle organisée en l'honneur de Marilynne Robinson dont il venait de traduire Gilead, l'un des plus beaux romans qu'il m'ait été donné de lire (et de promouvoir). Si je me souviens bien, c'est sur ses conseils et grâce à son insistance qu'Actes Sud avait décidé de le publier. Simon était venu à Paris pour servir d'interprète à Marilynne. Alors que tout le monde le complimentait sur sa traduction --lisez-là, elle est toujours aussi sublime-- Simon se montrait d'une timidité quasi maladive, l'air embarrassé d'être là, comme s'excusant de prendre autant de place. Je me suis dis, ce garçon est curieux, fort sympatique, mais curieux. Après moults virées en librairies, festivals, échanges de mails et conversations téléphoniques qui se terminaient le plus souvent par des idées de business toutes plus farfelues les unes que les autres, nous sommes devenu.e.s ami.es. Lors d'un court séjour à l'Université de Brown où Marilynne nous avait invité.e.s, attablé.e.s devant la spécialité du coin -- une glace frite -- Simon me confia son amour des malls américains. Oui, ces centres commerciaux qui, à mon avis, sont une assez bonne définition de l'enfer sur la terre. J'étais perplexe. Comment un être aussi intelligent, cultivé, sophistiqué pouvait se fourvoyer à ce point ? Après avoir lu trois fois Bleu Guitare, le premier et envoûtant roman de Simon, déclaration d'amour au Los Angeles des fauchés, après avoir revu Sunset Boulevard, et tous les films adaptés des romans de R. Chandler dispo en ligne ; je comprends, Simon. Et j'ai envie d'ajouter, moi aussi, je les aime ces malls US, tant que tu ne me demandes pas d'y mettre les pieds. Happy pub date, Bleu Guitare! #frenchbookstagram #bookstagram #LAfiction #booksinfrench #noirnovels
Recently chatted with @starlite_pulp and reminisced about how great the Nice Guys (2016) was. One of the few recent films which has a novelization, published by Hard Case Crime and written by Charles Ardai, it’s a blast to read. #hardcasecrime #theniceguys #shaneblack #crimefiction #noirnovels
🔎📓 “Unwarranted speculation is no better than lying, Ms. Paige. It is worse. You want to see how it’s done, here’s how it’s done: it’s better when it’s not done at all. Our job is to reinforce the Objectively So. Not conjure realities, every one of which might extend, evolve, metastasize.” 📓🔎 . . . 🔎I picked out Golden State while I was wandering through the library, pulling books off the fiction shelf at random. On the back, Jonathan Lethem (love him) gave a glowing testimonial. Lately, this has been a great way for me to find new reads. If an author I like a tegives a testimonial, I’ll pick it up. If two authors I like give a testimonial, I’ll check it out right away, no questions asked. Anyone else like to find new reads this way? Golden State is a sharp noir pastiche about a future wherein lies (falsehoods, untruths, etc.) are illegal and punishable by death. Our hero, a jaded detective (“speculator”) is one of only a precious handful allowed to imagine what might be instead of doubling down on what is. With all the verve and vigor of a classic crime thriller, Golden State comes complete with a rookie partner, sarcastic ex-wife, dead brother drama, cutting twists, and the ultimate reveal of a corrupt, insidious, authoritarian state built from the lies it aims to obliterate. Perfect marriage of sci-fi and noir. Love, love, love. . . . 📓 #goldenstate #benhwinters #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #scifi #detectivedrama #crimethriller #noirnovels #dystopiannovels #dystopia #aprilreading #springreading #ilovereading #seattlebookstagram #seattlebooksta #instaread #instagramreads #seattlepubliclibrary
Gus thinks "Fadeaway Joe" will make a fine addition to your TBR list this fall! To sweeten the deal, Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off pre-orders today through Friday using code PREORDER25 at checkout. You can add my debut novel (and many others) to your cart @barnesandnoble. Thanks for reading! #mysteryauthors #mysterwriters #noirnovels #debutauthor #debutnovel
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📚 A random selection of recent(ish) pick ups (a few of these I’ve had for months but hadn’t posted yet): 📕Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories and other disasters, Jean Shepherd - another book of stories/essays by the guy who a Christmas Story is based on. 📕Eichmann In Jerusalem, Hannah Arendt - I found this hardcover copy in the true crime section of a bookstore that was mostly skewed towards recent bestsellers so it’s always worth digging. 📕 Carpenter’s Gothic, William Gaddis - the most approachable seeming novel by Gaddis, whom I’ve yet to read. 📕Spring Hill, Tennessee and What A Book!, Tom T. Hall - two novels by the famous country songwriter. They’re actually kind of hard to find. 📕 Mao II, Don Delillo - I don’t see older Delillo books around in hardcover very often, so of course I grabbed this one. 📕 The Big Nowhere, James Ellroy - a signed hardcover copy! 📕 Humboldt’s Gift, Saul Bellow - I’m reading Augie March now and really enjoying it. 📕 Riding the Rap, Elmore Leonard - another signed Leonard! 📚📚📚 #bookhaul #bookstack #bookstagram #bookspines #hardcoverbooks #signedbooks #firsteditionbooks #usedbooks #jeanshepard #hannaharendt #williamgaddis #tomthall #dondelillo #jamesellroy #saulbellow #elmoreleonard #raylangivens #crimenovel #noir #noirnovels #nobelprize #literature #postmodernism #nashville #reportage #reader #readersofinstagram #igbookstagram #booksbooksbooks #igreaders