When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took his gun away.

Richard Stark

Tag: crime noir criminal



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From Chapter 1:

The main rub was the lack of RnR and I burned out. Three years and three stripes later, I ejected from the MP Corps, vowing I'd never do police or criminal investigative work again. Instead, I returned home when I should've learned better.

Ed Lynskey

Tag: mystery suspense thriller noir private-detective



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Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone staring down at the photo. His face then splintered into hurt. Tears seeped into his eyes. He grappled for the nearest bedpost and slumped forward on extended arms. His shoulders jerked and head sagged a little while his heart broke. Old Man cried the mute cry of men of his generation.

Ed Lynskey

Tag: men romance suspense noir private-detective thrillers-mystery whodunit



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So that's the way you scientific detectives work. My god! for a fat, middle-aged, hard-boiled, pig-headed guy, you've got the vaguest way of doing things I ever heard of.

Dashiell Hammett

Tag: noir hammett



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I cadged a complimentary green matchbook with a gold bird icon from the Bell canning jar. Later we'd use the matches to light our spliffs. My fingertips tapped the stem to the gizmo that dinged a bell. Nobody came out. Wrong signal, so I did two bell rings. No response prompted me to tap out a series of bell rings.

Ed Lynskey

Tag: adventure action mystery crime suspense noir smoky-mountains



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Call me Dudley. We're of equal rank. I'm older, but you're far better looking. I can tell we're going to be grand partners.

James Ellroy

Tag: noir crime-fiction dudley-smith l-a-quartet



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Sam Spade is as gray as the economic skies over America and moves through the story as cool and slick as a Teflon cat.

Stephen Sullivan

Tag: noir sam-spade



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The rain fell like dead bullets.

Scott Nicholson

Tag: rain depression noir bullets crow-like



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Ever since I could remember, She was all that mattered.

James J. Caterino

Tag: science-fiction noir femme-fatale



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I had a funny feeling as I saw the house disappear, as though I had written a poem and it was very good and I had lost it and would never remember it again.

Raymond Chandler

Tag: crime noir marlowe chandler



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