In his introduction to the *The Best American Noir of the Century*, James Ellroy writes, noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction. Its the long drop off the short pier and the wrong man and the wrong woman in perfect misalliance. Its the nightmare of flawed souls wi
The Best American Noir of the Century
โ Scribed by James Ellroy; Otto Penzler
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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