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Dashiell Hammett’s Twilight

Already Dead by Charlie Huston

May 12, 2025 by Halbs Leave a Comment

I subscribe to a used book service where you tell the seller a bit about you, and then they send you 1-4 books per month that match your style(s). Since my dark, sad heart loves classic noir, they sent me Charlie Huston’s Already Dead. It’s book one in the Joe Pitt series. Joe Pitt died a long time ago. Sort of. He’s a vampyre (my preferred spelling, by the way) wandering in Manhattan. There’s lots of vampyres in Manhattan. Not only that, but they’ve set up […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Charlie Huston, Manhattan Noir, New York City, vampires

Halbs's CBR17 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Charlie Huston, Manhattan Noir, New York City, vampires ·
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Greatest? City in the World

Manhattan Noir by ed. Lawrence Block

July 24, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: ring. One of the suggestions for this category was “reaching for the brass ring.” Many move to Manhattan to reach for the brass ring. Most of these stories are about how they failed.  Sorry to those who actually read all my reviews because I know I repeat myself constantly. But man, I just love the Akhasic Noir series. I already love cities, those I’ve been to, lived in, can only dream of. And there’s just nothing better than Manhattan. […]

Filed Under: Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: cbr16bingo, crime, ed. Lawrence Block, Manhattan, Manhattan Noir, mystery, New York City, Noir, ring, short stories, thriller

Jake's CBR16 Review No:111 · Genres: Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: cbr16bingo, crime, ed. Lawrence Block, Manhattan, Manhattan Noir, mystery, New York City, Noir, ring, short stories, thriller ·
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