Recently on BellaOnline's Mystery Books site, I posted a couple of articles about noir fiction. Although noir fiction began in the late 1920's and early 1930's, it reached its heyday during the 1950's.
Barry Gifford founded Black Lizard Books in 1984, and was instrumental in the resurgence of the noir genre. In the 1990's and into the 21st century, the writings of Ray Ring, Ed Gorman, Lawrence Block, Elmore Leonard, James Ellroy, and Patricia Highsmith continue the tradition.
Click on the links to the articles for further information:
Noir Fiction
Modern Noir
If you are a fan of noir fiction, who is your favorite author? What time period do you enjoy the most?
Better yet, have you ever written in the noir genre?
