Frank Vatel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Reader, watcher, and scribbler of noir. Lover of all things vintage. Pro-print and analog-agog. A black-and-white fella in a CGI world.
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell HammettFrank VatelJoel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter? —Dialogue from THE MALTESE FALCON (1941). Script by John Huston, adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel. https://t.co/A0tRKih9Q4
Paperback, 1989
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Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond ChandlerFrank Vatel“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.” —Raymond Chandler, FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (1940) Greatest simile in American fiction? #BookTwitter https://t.co/oav8AuZy1n
Paperback, 2002
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Manhattan Beach
Jennifer EganFrank VatelSince Cormac McCarthy’s passing, Jennifer Egan has received a few mentions as the new “greatest living American novelist.” Canonical arguments aside, I’ll always have a soft spot for MANHATTAN BEACH, which blends noir tropes with high literary style as well as anything I’ve read. https://t.co/qeJqv4bxrl
Paperback, 2018
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My Brilliant Friend
Elena FerranteFrank VatelFinally watched the first season of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, based on the Elena Ferrante novels. Everything about the production is beautiful—cinematography, period details, etc.—but what really stands out is the casting. A huge ensemble, and every actor is a extraordinary fit. https://t.co/IZbIvBoRVB
Paperback, 2012
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Red Harvest
Dashiell HammettFrank Vatel“Play with murder enough and it gets you one of two ways. It makes you sick, or you get to like it.” —Dashiell Hammett, RED HARVEST (1929) Below: An illustration from the Continental Op anthology by @clover_press. Artist: John K. Snyder III. https://t.co/erfLxY4i2A
Paperback, 1989
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The Expendable Man
Dorothy B. HughesFrank VatelDorothy B. Hughes’s RIDE THE PINK HORSE (1946) always seems a bit underrated to me. Not as famous as IN A LONELY PLACE or as prescient as THE EXPENDABLE MAN, it’s still one of the great slow-burn revenge novels—tragic, poetic, beautiful. #NovelsWorthReading #CrimeFiction https://t.co/IVKPZW0xpG
Paperback, 2012
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