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Unofficial title translation: The Gipsy Bride

I‘ve been craving a thriller and also something in Spanish, so decided to pick this up…and I‘m hooked! Loving the short chapters and already invested in the characters and the murder case.

Best part: I‘m late to the game and this is a series and there are 5 books out already 🙌🏽

I read the first in this volume, Laura by Vera Caspary, after viewing the 1944 film by the same name. It was fascinating to read the book knowing the twist. I think because the book is from multiple perspectives, including the killer‘s, it added to the overall experience of the characterization and kept me riveted. Both the novel and the film get a thumbs up! #screenadaptation #filmnoir

Wonderful graphics and definitely noir“ish“ type of stories.

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Waldo‘s narrative is intriguing, often full of vibrant vocabulary. “Scrofulous,” suitable for #weirdwordwednesday , means having a diseased appearance, and similarly “rachitic” refers to rickety geraniums. Interesting word choice. Revealing much?….

The Postman Always Rings Twice, by James M. Cain (1934)

Premise: A drifter arrives at a California service station, setting off a dark chain of events.

Review: This classic is noir fiction at its absolute best: atmospheric, hard-boiled, and no-holds-barred
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The writing style is not my type :(

In this atmospheric noir novel set in Mexico in the 1970s, Maite is a dissatisfied secretary who livens up her life with romance comics, lies, and the occasional petty theft, while Elvis is a member of the Hawks, hired thugs trained to violently disrupt student protests. As they both become embroiled in the search for a missing young woman, Maite and Elvis each seek escape through music and glimpses of beauty in a tedious and often violent world.

#DynamicDs #Detective #OldSchool The tagged book is a collection of stories , The Maltese Falcon brought us Sam Spade , The Big Sleep , Phillip Marlowe .
Humphrey Bogart played both of those roles , & as you can see from the cover , Robert Mitchum played Marlowe in a remake . Good stuff !

Classic noir novel about a drifter who falls in love with the wife of a restaurant owner, and they plot to murder him. Fast-paced, choppy sentences, quick read. There is definitely some sexism & racism mixed in here that speaks to its 1930s publication. Glad to read the well-known story though, and it definitely kept me turning the pages. I wish I could have seen a bit of depth in the character of Cora. We see her only through the drifter‘s eyes.

34/100 This wasn't the conclusion that I wanted, but I guess it is the ending that best suits the story. In the end, there's no justice, for anyone, people die, the studio covers more scandals, and everyone shrugs and goes about their business as if it's all supposed to be this way. 3.75/5 #Read2025 #SeriesLove2025