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The devil raises his own / by Phillips, Scott,1961-author.;
"Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia -- a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken, abusive husband to death in Wichita. Though his business is legit, Bill finds himself brushing up against the "blue movie" porn industry growing in the shadows of the motion picture mainstream. When a series of grisly murders take place across the city, Bill and his capable granddaughter are pulled into events as tricky and tangled as anything this side of The Big Sleep. We meet dreamers, opportunists, washed-up former stars and starry-eyed newcomers, a cast of unforgettable characters living on the margins looking to make a quick buck, launch a career, or just keep their family together. The Devil Raises His Own is at once a stripped-down noir thriller, and a panoramic look at Los Angeles at the beginning of motion pictures -- a Boogie Nights set in the film industry's nascence from one of the best crime novelists working today"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Photographers;
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The murderess : a novel / by Notaro, Laurie,author.;
It's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they're pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Noir fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Judd, Winnie Ruth, 1905-; Murder; Murder; Murder; Women murderers;
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The Bat-Man. [graphic novel] / by Jurgens, Dan,author.; Bowland, Simon,letterer.; Perkins, Mike,illustrator.; Spicer, Michael(Colorist),colourist.;
"From legendary comics writer Dan Jurgens and superstar Batman artist Mike Perkins comes a pulp-influenced noir take on the caped crusader set in his debut year, 1939. It's 1939, fascism is on the rise, and Batman is in his early days, labeled by those in Gotham as "the vigilante". At the center of a series of crimes, Batman comes to the conclusion that their prime suspect in each case were deceased. With the Caped Crusader's only ally being Detective James Gordon of the Gotham City Police Department, both detectives must uncover who these "reanimated criminals" are and how to stop them"--017+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Noir comics.; Superhero comics.; Batman (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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Harmattan season : a novel / by Onyebuchi, Tochi,author.;
"Award-winning author Tochi Onyebuchi's new standalone novel is hard-boiled fantasy noir: Raymond Chandler meets P. Djèlí Clark in a postcolonial West Africa Fortune always left whatever room I walked into, which is why I don't leave my place much these days ... Veteran and private eye Boubacar doesn't need much-least of all trouble-but trouble always seems to find him. Work has dried up, and he'd rather be left alone to deal with his bills as the Harmattan rolls in to coat the city in dust, but Bouba is a down on his luck deux fois, suspended between two cultures and two worlds. When a bleeding woman stumbles onto his doorway, only to vanish just as quickly, Bouba reluctantly finds himself enmeshed in the secrets of a city boiling on the brink of violence. The French occupiers are keen to keep the peace at any cost, and the indigenous dugulen have long been shattered into restless factions vying for a chance to reclaim their lost heritage and abilities. As each hardwon clue reveals horrifying new truths, Bouba may have to carve out parts of himself he's long kept hidden, and decide what he's willing to offer next. From the visionary author of Riot Baby and Goliath, Harmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir in the tradition of Chandler, Hammond, and Christie that will have you by the throat-both dryly funny and unforgettably evocative"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Private investigators; Secrecy;
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Marlowe. by Jordan, Neil,film director.; Huston, Danny,actor.; Kruger, Diane,actor.; Lange, Jessica,actor.; Neeson, Liam,actor.; VVS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Danny Huston, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Liam NeesonOriginally produced by VVS Films in 2023.A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Los Angeles. MARLOWE centers around a street-wise, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange). The disappearance unearths a web of lies, and soon Marlowe is involved in a dangerous, deadly investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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Spider-Man. [videorecording] / by Ali, Mahershala,1974-voice actor.; Cage, Nicolas,1965-voice actor.; Glenn, Kimiko,1989-voice actor.; Henry, Brian Tyree,voice actor.; Johnson, Jake,1984-voice actor.; Mulaney, John,voice actor.; Persichetti, Bob,film director.; Schreiber, Liev,voice actor.; Steinfeld, Hailee,voice actor.; Tomlin, Lily,voice actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, Mahershala Ali, Liev Schreiber, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Lily Tomlin, Brian Tyree Henry.In a world where Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) got that fateful radioactive spider bite--and the mantle of Spider-Man--the use of a particle accelerator by the Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) is causing existence to fissure. As alternate-dimension Spideys like Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) pile into his reality, can they help Miles undo the chaos?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Superheroes;
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The last king of California / by Harper, Jordan,author.; Cosby, S. A.,writer of foreword.;
"Jordan Harper's "darkly irresistible" novel, a tragic, Hamlet-esque noir for readers of S.A. Cosby and Don Winslow, now available for the first time in the United States. Written years before Jordan Harper's breakout success, Everybody Knows, this stirring and brutal bildungsroman tells the story of young Luke Crosswhite, who after years apart from his criminal family returns to their flock deep in the California desert. Luke's father is serving time for a brutal murder that Luke himself witnessed; now, his uncle vies for power and rival biker gangs encroach on the family's various criminal enterprises. A sensitive boy grown hard man, Luke navigates the vicious pressures of "home," and the loyalties to his old friend, Cassie, who has hatched a scheme with her boyfriend Pretty Baby to escape the control of the gang, the Combine. Hanging over these desperate, lonesome parties is the gang's motto, tattooed indelibly across the heart: Blood is Love. The Last King of California is a story of the West unlike any you will read"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bildungsromans.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Belonging (Social psychology); Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Gangs; Homecoming; Organized crime; Self-realization;
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Miraculous. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Paris needs a hero! Once again, the city of lights is in trouble as it faces a new menace--the most threatening sentimonster ever created is about to take control! As you take on the personna's of the globally renowned superheroez Ladybug and Cat Noir, you'll need to unveil the diabolical plan hatched by archvillain Hawk Moth--and squash it! Immerse yourself into the magical world of Miraculous and level up your superpowers as you embark on your biggest journey yet!ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 4 GB storage required ; PS4 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Sony video games.; Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Miraculous Rise of the Sphinx (Game); Superheroes; Supervillains; Good and evil; Teenage girls; Women superheroes; Computer adventure games;
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The Usual Suspects. by Singer, Bryan,film director.; Palminteri, Chazz,actor.; Byrne, Gabriel,actor.; Spacey, Kevin,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chazz Palminteri, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin SpaceyOriginally produced by MGM in 1995.Winner of two 1995 Academy Awards®, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) , this masterful neo-noir enraptured audiences with its complex and riveting storyline. Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint (Spacey) tries to convince the feds that the mythic crime lord Keyser Soze not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro Harbor.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).; Motion pictures.; Horror films.;
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Miraculous. [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Paris needs a hero! Once again, the city of lights is in trouble as it faces a new menace-the most threatening sentimonster ever created is about to take control! As you take on the personna's of the globally renowned superheroez Ladybug and Cat Noir, you'll need to unveil the diabolical plan hatched by archvillain Hawk Moth-and squash it! Immerse yourself into the magical world of Miraculous and level up your superpowers as you embark on your biggest journey yet!ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Nintendo video games.; Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; Miraculous Rise of the Sphinx (Game); Superheroes; Supervillains; Good and evil; Teenage girls; Women superheroes; Computer adventure games;
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