KILLOE by Louis L'Amour It's hard to say which is the better cattle-drive novel by L'Amour - KILLOE or LONELY ON THE MOUNTAIN - but KILLOE is certainly the smoother reading experience. Recommended.
TOP FIVE Inspired by a Max Allan Collins post (http://maxallancollins.com/blog/2026/03/10/top-five-noir-films-and-more/), I'll list off a few favorites of my own: FIVE FAVORITE PRIVATE EYE NOVELS 1. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 2. Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler 3. The Wrong Case by James Crumley 4. Small Vices by Robert B. Parker 5. L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais FIVE FAVORITE PRIVATE EYE MOVIES 1. The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941) 2. The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946) 3. Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947) 4. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) 5. Night Moves (Arthur Penn, 1975) FIVE FAVORITE CRIME NOVELS 1. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 2. The Name of the Game is Death by Dan J. Marlowe 3. Hit Man by Lawrence Block 4. Breakout by Richard Stark 5. Killshot by Elmore Leonard FIVE FAVORITE LITERARY NOVELS 1. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 2. Rabbit Redux by John Updike 3. A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter 4. Blood Meridian by Cor...
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