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I'd love to know from book fans on Fedi, who are the really hot *contemporary* noir novel writers who you love? Especially noir thrillers (vs mysteries), and extra especially from Ireland?
- noir writers, expec. thrillers
- Irish noir writers
- novel writers (vs other media)
- contemporary (publishing within last 5 years)
- popular and successful
*Based on specs for a particular project. Ta.
FiddleSix@zeroes.ca 3 hours ago Christopher Brookmyre--Scottish, writes well.
patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot 2 hours ago @FiddleSix @ShaulaEvans @bookstodon I second Christopher Brookmyre!
deborahh@cosocial.ca 4 hours ago @ShaulaEvans @bookstodon ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville !
deborahh@cosocial.ca 3 hours ago @ShaulaEvans @bookstodon oh, wait! I meant to say:
The City & The City
also by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville!
This one is Noir genre.
No idea about the other one, LOL.
But I hope, perhaps, that led you to a good surprise I didn't intend!
Archergal@wandering.shop 2 hours ago @deborahh @ShaulaEvans @bookstodon The City & the City is Miéville alone, NOT with Keanu
@ShaulaEvans @bookstodon have you come across Stuart MacBride, a Scottish author? Very gritty, quite funny. Set in Aberdeen and, later, north east Scotland.
And I'm particularly fond of James Oswald's books, featuring DI McLean and set in Edinburgh. Wonderful characters!
@patrickhadfield @ShaulaEvans @bookstodon Thanks - will give both a try.