I'm not going to get into the debate about what noir
is/isn't, but to sort-of answer the request I'd recommend
Thomas Perry's METZGER'S DOG. I'm going to read the last 40
pages of it literally after I hit "send" here.
This book is my first Perry; it's a fairly literary and
highly engaging thriller involving an odd cast of characters
(domestic pets as well as humans), the CIA, and an audacious
series of high-stakes blackmail gambits. It takes place all
over LA (including a scene in Musso and Frank's), and has
brought back some fond memories of the 3 years I spent living
in that town half-time.
If there are people here with opinions about Perry, this
book, or his other books, I'd love to hear them. Based on
this one, Perry reads to me a little like Ross Thomas with a
splash of Elmore Leonard--which is, of course, not bad
company to be in.
Best, Mark Nevins
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