The 8 Best James Ellroy Books, Ranked

It’s a shame people don’t call works of noir literature “book noir” the way “film noir” is the name of a genre (or movement) when you’re talking about movies, but either way, noir books do exist. Plenty of them were adapted into film noir movies, if you’re looking at the golden age of noir fiction, yet sticking to that period a little before – and then around – the middle of the 20th century means missing out on some great neo-noir movies, and also compelling noir books.