Reblogged from: Obsidian Blue
Classic Noir: mysteries published prior to 1980 with noir elements, including authors like Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich and Dashiell Hammett. Book list linked here.
Mystery square.
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ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1973348/bingo-call-10-20-2019
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