Tag Archives: French noir
Still a Grim Favorite! Revisited: Mygale – Thierry Jonquet (translated by Donald Nicolson Smith)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre. Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Mygale (City Lights Noir)-Thierry Jonquet (translated by Donald Nicolson Smith
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre. Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: Red Lights – Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Norman Denny
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “I met a man in whom, for hours, I tried to see another me, another me that wasn’t a coward, a man I wished I could be like…” Steve Hogan, and his wife, Nancy are … Continue reading
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Rose Royal: A Love Story- Nicolas Mathieu (Translated from the French by Sam Taylor)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Looking back over all those men, all those failed relationships, she came to one conclusion. She should never have loved them as much as she … Continue reading
Posted in French Literature, Modern Literary Fiction, Noir-esque fiction, Skinny reads
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No Room at the Morgue – Jean-Patrick Manchette, Translated by Alyson Waters
(reviewed by JD Jung) “They’re going to lock me up. I’m the perfect fall girl. My fingerprints are everywhere, even on the knife that belongs to me, and I got blood all over me.” Maybe another reason that this femme-fatale, … Continue reading
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Revisited: Mygale (City Lights Noir) -Thierry Jonquet (Author), Donald Nicholson-Smith (Translator)
Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre. Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by the late French crime … Continue reading
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Tagged dark, French noir, sordid
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Sweet Revenge
Acheter ce livre! When the topic of “creepy” was recently brought up, I immediately thought of a book I stumbled upon a couple of years ago at the legendary City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. Yes, revenge can be so sweet. Now … Continue reading
