Noir takes a Southern twist as feline detective John Blacksad heads down to New Orleans to look for a missing blues musician.
For more details, please see my full review on NoFlyingNoTights.com!
Showing posts with label detective fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label detective fiction. Show all posts
Monday, July 30, 2012
Blacksad: A Silent Hell
Noir takes a Southern twist as feline detective John Blacksad heads down to New Orleans to look for a missing blues musician.
For more details, please see my full review on NoFlyingNoTights.com!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
217 pages
Sam Spade is a private detective in San Francisco during the 1910's or 1920's. The action starts when "Miss Wonderly" hires Spade's partner to tail somebody. As the story unfolds, Miss Wonderly's story continues to change, and people are killed. A treasure is at stake, and Spade must navigate the treacherous dealings of all involved.
This is widely considered a classic. It was different from most books I've read because the narrator stuck strictly to the facts. The narrator only described setting and told you what people said. The narrator did not give any special insight into any of the character's thoughts and feelings. This leaves a lot to the imagination, but it can also be frustrating. You are always left guessing as to what is really going on in the characters' hearts and minds.
by Dashiell Hammett
217 pages
Sam Spade is a private detective in San Francisco during the 1910's or 1920's. The action starts when "Miss Wonderly" hires Spade's partner to tail somebody. As the story unfolds, Miss Wonderly's story continues to change, and people are killed. A treasure is at stake, and Spade must navigate the treacherous dealings of all involved.
This is widely considered a classic. It was different from most books I've read because the narrator stuck strictly to the facts. The narrator only described setting and told you what people said. The narrator did not give any special insight into any of the character's thoughts and feelings. This leaves a lot to the imagination, but it can also be frustrating. You are always left guessing as to what is really going on in the characters' hearts and minds.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Blacksad
by Juan Díaz Canales (story) and Juanjo Guarnido (art) and Studio Cutie (lettering), 181 pages Private eye John Blacksad is one cool cat. Seriously.
Anthropomorphic noir. Awesome sauce.
For more details about this collection of the first three arcs (Somewhere in the Shadows, Arctic Nation, Red Soul) in a French comic set in Cold War era America and created by a pair of Spaniards, please see my full review on NoFlyingNoTights.
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