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“Tailing someone is like maintaining a relationship: you keep at it until they give you the slip, or until they confirm everything you suspect them of.”

Book:The Last Best Gift: Eye Witnesses to the Celebrity Sabbath Massacre

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“Lots of cops married nurses, Tallow knew. Nurses understood the life: murderous shiftwork, long stretches of boredom, sudden adrenaline spikes, blood everywhere. Tallow almost smiled as he followed his wincing partner into the apartment building. He made sure the door closed as silently as possible, and only then did he draw his firearm.”

Noir Slice Of Life Noir Style

Book:Gun Machine

Source: Gun Machine

“IT TOOK a conscious effort for Tallow to keep his hand off his gun as he walked up the apartment building’s stairs. There was no threat here. He told himself that with every step. But every step held memory.”

Violence Memory Ptsd Noir Noir Style

Book:Gun Machine

Source: Gun Machine

“Frank Macy looked surprised. That was what Cab thought as he studied the dead man’s eyes. Surprised that he had been conned. Surprised that a man who was smart, cool, and lethal could be played for a fool.”

Noir Style

Book:Season of Fear

Source: Season of Fear

“The knife was warm, heated by the dying man's severed entrails.”

Noir Style

Book:Season of Fear

Source: Season of Fear

“This was an infidel country, whose way of life we Muslims were supposed to oppose and reject. Why was it, then, so much better run, better led, and made for such better lives than the places we came from? Shouldn't the places where Allah was worshipped and His laws obeyed have been at peace and wealthy, and the unbelievers' countries ignorant, poor, and at war?”

Religion Politics Islam Western Civilization

Book:Infidel

Source: Infidel

“Do you always carry a gun?’ Peach asked. *** ‘It’s Florida,’ Annalie said. She hefted her purse up and down as if she were working out with weights. ‘Even Mickey Mouse probably carries a piece.”

Florida Noir Style

Book:Season of Fear

Source: Season of Fear

“Tarla answered the door in a black silk nightgown and robe. Her feet were bare. Her bed hair was mussed. She was beautiful, but he could see a hint of age in her face, as if it were the first time he’d noticed that she was growing older.”

Dames Noir Style

Book:Season of Fear

Source: Season of Fear

“Man this getting out of prison sucks.”

Crime Prisoner Noir Style

Book:A Taste of Shotgun

Source: A Taste of Shotgun

“Why you wanna treat Mama like she ain't got sense?”

Humor Relationships Mother Son Relationship Imogene

Book:Imogene in New Orleans

Source: Imogene in New Orleans

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