Tag: Noir

These books check all our boxes for page-turning mysteries while being under 300 pages—short enough to read in one sitting but long enough to hook readers.

Dark and gritty doesn't only exist beneath the glitzy exterior of Los Angeles or New York. There's a whole other world to noir as compelling and dangerous as the rest.

Author of Killer Content and No Memes of Escapes dives deep into the idea of cozy mysteries. Are they the modern-day fairytale with a crime fiction twist?

Author of The Body Scout, on sale now from Orbit, Lincoln Michel shares his top eight novels that mix speculative fiction with crime fiction's noir.

There's something about a dark mystery suspense book sprinkled with moments of comic relief that captivates us.

When Alfred Hitchcock arrived in Hollywood in 1939, he had an ace up his sleeve, a female protégé who would become a crucial figure in noir—Joan Harrison.

Dark City by Eddie Muller explores The Lost World of Film Noir. Read the excerpt Hate Street from Dark City.

The name "Film Noir" is a French term meaning "Dark Film," and the term was coined by French critic Nino Frank in 1946 to describe Hollywood films.

These terrifying tales are guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat with the turn of every page.

These terrifying tales are guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat with the turn of every page.

Looking for a little action in your life? These terrifying tales are guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat with the turn of every page.

We've created this list of four great new noir books for crime readers, just in time for the summer. So practice your best Humphrey Bogart impression and get ready to root for the underdog.