Topic: Raymond Chandler
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Harry Lipkin, Private Eye
Harry Lipkin is the genuine article – an 87-year-old gumshoe, sporting dentures.
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Chapter & Verse 'Noir City' organizer Eddie Muller on the evolution of the genre he loves
'Czar of Noir' Eddie Muller talks about the hard-boiled crime fiction that inspired film noir.
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Raising Cain: A new novel from a master of noir
How a posthumous novel by 'Mildred Pierce' author James M. Cain was discovered and released.
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The crime novels of Jacob Arjouni
Jakob Arjouni's Turkish-German private eye Kemal Kayankaya walks the mean streets of Frankfurt with a flair worthy of Bogart.
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At Pentagon, is change in US Army attire a step back from a war footing?
An Army move from combat uniforms – donned in the wake of 9/11 – to dress at the Pentagon is meant to signal a change in military culture, from ‘muddy boots’ to ‘corporate.’
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L.A. noir: darkness under the sun
A writer tours the gritty spots that inspired the birth of the Los Angeles literary noir movement.
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Talking About Detective Fiction
Master mystery writer P.D. James dissects her craft.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Monty Python at 40, Mark Knopfler's 'Get Lucky' CD, Ally McBeal on DVD, and more.
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The Long Goodbye
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No more novels for Larry McMurtry?
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Review: 'State of Play'
A hard-driving journalist hits up against Washington's power players in this political thriller.
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A life without books? Unimaginable!
I didn't grow up in a library, but sometimes it felt that way.
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Cotillion
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The court intrigue of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' fails to court intrigue
Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson play siblings pitted against each other in a bid for the affections of King Henry VIII. It doesn't end happily.
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