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Noir

Life is a bucket of shit with a barbed wire handle.
― Jim Thompson

A Dance at the SlaughterhouseReview

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

By Lawrence Block

The Beast

The Beast

By Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström and Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Translator)

Camille

Camille

By Pierre Lemaitre and Frank Wynne (Translator)

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Pierre Lemaitre and Frank Wynne (Translator)

The Blunderer

The Blunderer

By Patricia Highsmith

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

By Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr RipleyReview

The Talented Mr Ripley

By Patricia Highsmith

Lorraine ConnectionReview

Lorraine Connection

By Dominique Manotti, Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) and Ros Schwartz (Translator)

Rough Trade

Rough Trade

By Dominique Manotti, Elfreda Powell (Translator) and Margaret Crosland (Translator)

Affairs of State

Affairs of State

By Dominique Manotti, Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) and Ros Schwartz (Translator)

A Time of PredatorsReview

A Time of Predators

By Joe Gores

Backflash

Backflash

By Richard Stark

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