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“His most characteristic detective stories end with the realization that no rational account of events is possible, and his suspense stories tend to close with terror not dissipated but omnipresent, like God. ("Introduction")”

Book:Darkness At Dawn

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“All we can do about this nightmare we live in is to create, if we are very lucky, a few islands of love and trust to sustain us and help us forget. But love dies while the lovers go on living, and Woolrich excels at making us watch while relationships corrode. He knew the horrors that both love and lovelessness can breed, yet he created very few irredeemably evil characters; for with whoever loves or needs love, Woolrich identifies, all of that person's dark side notwithstanding. ("Introduction")”

Life Crime Fiction Noir Noir Fiction Cornell Woolrich

Book:Darkness At Dawn

Source: Darkness At Dawn

“We saved the lives of a whole family that night. Children, parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, all sailed to safety in Sweden inside a little fisherman’s boat.” Johannes aka ‘BB’ The Informer by Steen Langstrup”

Crime Fiction Noir Fiction World War Two Scandinavian Mysteries

Book:The Informer

Source: The Informer

“It was the second time in a row they were expecting us. We’ve got an informer in our group.” Johannes aka ‘BB’ The Informer by Steen Langstrup”

World War 2 Crime Thriller Noir Fiction Scandinavian Mysteries Sabotage Group Bb

Book:The Informer

Source: The Informer

“The Land of Civilian was a dry bitter place where you sat in your car staring at drawn curtains and closed doors for hours on end, and where everything was a big, freaking secret.”

Mystery Detective Noir Fiction Mystery Series Female Detective

Book:A Bitch Called Hope

Source: A Bitch Called Hope

“that was the thing about luck, its laws were those of scarcity.”

Mystery Detective Noir Fiction Female Detective

Book:A Bitch Called Hope

Source: A Bitch Called Hope

“No! The mission was to terminate one Hipo officer. Not four by random. You didn’t get him so the operation was a failure.” Johannes aka ‘BB’ The Informer by Steen Langstrup”

Mission Noir Fiction Scandinavian Mysteries Hipo

Book:The Informer

Source: The Informer

“What if the saboteurs come while he’s standing there pissing on our truck?” “Then he’s in trouble.” Conversation between two Gestapo Officers The Informer by Steen Langstrup”

Trouble Noir Fiction Scandinavian Mysteries Trucks

Book:The Informer

Source: The Informer

“They stayed there, tangled in each other, heartbeats racing. Nothing mattered but this.”

Love Passion Relationships Intimacy Vulnerability Connection Tenderness Presence Closeness Emotional Intensity

Book:Don't Let the Forest In

Source: Don't Let the Forest In

“I've got to think of a hundred and sixty million Americans, not of the three or four that happen to be the ones I love. And it wouldn't be a big thing - security is built on lots of little thing. I don't like to talk about it. (Calhoun Hightower in Danger for Breakfast)”

Noir Fiction Spy Thriller Pulp Fiction Post War Espionage

Author:John McPartland

“We don't have a blessing shortage, we have a capacity crisis.”

Prayer Blessing Capacity Work Ethic Stewardship Unanswered Prayer Faith Without Works Is Dead Faith Without Works

Author:Andrena Sawyer

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