In this solo episode, Becky takes a close look at the dark and seedy world of the Private Detective and Femme Fatale using Raymond Chandler’s novel, The Big Sleep.

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Most of the facts and information about Hard-boiled fiction and Film Noir came from extensive research. The sources I depend on most heavily is Eddie Muller’s 2 seminal and really fun works: Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir and Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir

Raymond Chandler’s influential essay about detective and crime writing: The Simple Art of Murder

The greatest Hard-Boiled novel, and the text of this episode: The Big Sleep

As promised, my Film Noir recommendations:

“Double Indemnity”

“The Maltese Falcon”

“Out of the Past”

“Sunset Boulevard”

“The Big Heat”

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