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Certain Dark Things Certain Dark Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 20,507 ratings — published 2016
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Kiss Me, Judas Kiss Me, Judas (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,685 ratings — published 1998
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.03 — 117,441 ratings — published 2002
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The Contortionist's Handbook The Contortionist's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,548 ratings — published 2002
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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 374,523 ratings — published 1984
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The New Black The New Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.11 — 354 ratings — published 2014
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Zero Saints Zero Saints (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,293 ratings — published 2015
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A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 47,622 ratings — published 1994
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Dermaphoria Dermaphoria (Trade Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,381 ratings — published 2005
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Herniated Roots Herniated Roots (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.31 — 35 ratings — published 2012
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Gravesend Gravesend (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 894 ratings — published 2013
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 263,923 ratings — published 2005
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Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 70,266 ratings — published 1991
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Shutter Island Shutter Island (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.14 — 236,649 ratings — published 2003
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 100,877 ratings — published 1987
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 529,118 ratings — published 1968
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The Devil Takes You Home The Devil Takes You Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 13,992 ratings — published 2022
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Blacktop Wasteland Blacktop Wasteland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.08 — 64,518 ratings — published 2020
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Drive (Drive, #1) Drive (Drive, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.47 — 10,600 ratings — published 2005
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Disintegration Disintegration (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 221 ratings — published 2015
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Shovel Ready (Spademan, #1) Shovel Ready (Spademan, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.46 — 5,560 ratings — published 2014
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 216,942 ratings — published 2001
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The Deputy The Deputy (Trade Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,115 ratings — published 2009
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Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 33,833 ratings — published 1996
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Sin City, Vol. 3: The Big Fat Kill (Sin City, #3) Sin City, Vol. 3: The Big Fat Kill (Sin City, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.12 — 17,487 ratings — published 1994
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 388,733 ratings — published 2000
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Hell's Half Acre Hell's Half Acre (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,240 ratings — published 2004
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Penny Dreadful Penny Dreadful (Trade Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,436 ratings — published 2000
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Hap and Leonard Ride Again Hap and Leonard Ride Again (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.77 — 230 ratings — published 2016
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Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.00 — 10,500 ratings — published 2023
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A Story of Yesterday A Story of Yesterday (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.53 — 24,730 ratings — published 2014
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My Darkest Prayer My Darkest Prayer (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 20,871 ratings — published 2019
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Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1) Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,611 ratings — published 2009
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Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs, #2) Broken Angels (Takeshi Kovacs, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 39,717 ratings — published 2003
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Where All Light Tends to Go Where All Light Tends to Go (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.78 — 10,641 ratings — published 2015
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Night Film Night Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.78 — 97,166 ratings — published 2013
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Hell on Church Street Hell on Church Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.91 — 449 ratings — published 2011
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Fun & Games (Charlie Hardie #1) Fun & Games (Charlie Hardie #1)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,624 ratings — published 2011
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Falling Angel Falling Angel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 5,993 ratings — published 1978
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Long Lost Dog of It Long Lost Dog of It (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.25 — 60 ratings — published 2014
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Revenge is a Redhead Revenge is a Redhead (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.47 — 38 ratings — published 2014
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Staring Into the Abyss Staring Into the Abyss (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.16 — 92 ratings — published 2013
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Queenpin Queenpin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 5,022 ratings — published 2007
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Galveston Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,499 ratings — published 2010
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Sin City, Vol. 4: That Yellow Bastard (Sin City, #4) Sin City, Vol. 4: That Yellow Bastard (Sin City, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.24 — 26,648 ratings — published 1996
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Sin City, Vol. 2: A Dame to Kill For (Sin City, #2) Sin City, Vol. 2: A Dame to Kill For (Sin City, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 29,224 ratings — published 1993
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The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,885 ratings — published 2008
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,529,310 ratings — published 2012
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The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.77 — 36,259 ratings — published 2012
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Hardcase (Joe Kurtz, #1) Hardcase (Joe Kurtz, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as neo-noir)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,950 ratings — published 1993
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Titon Rahmawan
“TONY, AKU MENEMUKANMU DI TEMPAT YANG TIDAK BOLEH ADA MANUSIA”
(Lynchian Reconstruction)

Tony muncul pertama kali bukan di layar,
melainkan di celah gelap antara dua adegan yang seharusnya tidak bersambung.
Sebuah potongan film yang menganga, sebagai luka seluloid.

Kita tidak melihatnya masuk.
Ia sudah ada di sana,
seperti wajah yang muncul dalam mimpi,
setengah ingatan, setengah sengatan listrik.

Ruang itu tidak punya nama.
Lampu-lampunya berkedip seperti mata yang malas percaya pada kenyataan,
dan karpet merahnya terasa basah seperti onggokan daging segar.

Tony tidak bergerak.
Atau mungkin ia bergerak,
tapi gerakannya terjadi di tepi pupil matamu,
di tempat di mana logika mengering
dan kehilangan taring.

Dia mengenakan setelan gelap
yang terlalu rapi,
terlalu bersih untuk dunia yang tidak stabil ini.
Kancing paling atasnya merefleksikan cahaya
yang tidak berasal dari cahaya lampu

“Ini bukan adegan,” katanya,
tanpa benar-benar menggerakkan bibir.
“Ini adalah seseorang yang sedang bermimpi menjadi adegan.”

Aku mencoba berbicara,
tapi suaraku keluar seperti rekaman rusak—
patah, melengking, kembali lagi dari arah lain.

Tony tersenyum kecil:
senyum yang tidak ingin kau tanya asalnya.
Senyum yang seperti berkata:
"Kau tidak seharusnya berada di sini."

Dari belakang tirai biru—
tirai yang tidak pernah berhenti bergoyang meski tidak ada angin—
muncul suara yang sangat lembut:
seperti seseorang sedang memotong kertas foto
dengan gunting yang terlalu tumpul.

Tony melirik ke arah tirai itu
dengan tatapan yang mengandung dua hal:
pengakuan dan ketakutan.
Sekiranya tirai itu mengenalnya lebih baik daripada dirinya sendiri.

“Dulu, aku sudah pernah memainkan peran itu,” katanya pelan.
“Tapi dunia tidak mengembalikanku
ke tempat seharusnya.”

Ketika ia melangkah maju,
lorongnya ikut bergerak,
seolah-olah ruang itu sedang mencoba mengatur ulang dirinya
agar Tony tidak kehilangan pusat gravitasi.

Sebuah telepon berdering.
Tidak ada telepon.
Tidak ada meja.
Tidak ada sumber bunyi.
Hanya dering itu—
jernih, bersih, dingin.

Tony berhenti.
Kita semua berhenti.
Bahkan udara berhenti.

“Jangan angkat,” katanya.
Suaranya kali ini terdengar seperti gema dari bawah sumur.

Aku bertanya kenapa.
Ia menatapku dengan mata yang terlihat normal
hingga kau sadari korneanya tidak pernah berubah ukuran.
Seperti kamera yang terjebak pada satu exposure selamanya.

“Karena kalau kau angkat,” katanya,
“kau akan mendengar seseorang
menjelaskan kenapa kau
tidak pernah ada.”

Ia kembali ke dalam bayangan lorong
yang tiba-tiba memanjang, memutar,
dan membuka diri seperti rahang orca yang kelaparan.

Untuk sesaat aku melihatnya—
hanya sesaat—
menjadi dua orang sekaligus:
Tony sang aktor,
dan sesuatu yang mengenakan wajahnya
dengan terlalu sempurna.

Lalu lorongnya menutup.
Seakan itu semua hanyalah cara dunia
menghapus bukti
bahwa dulu ia pernah ada.

November 2025”
Titon Rahmawan

“The Chateau Marmont Hotel sat on a rise and looked like something constructed in the heyday of Los Angeles, back when there was such a thing as Hollywoodland. It was a regal, but spooky castle-like structure filled with ghosts, and the ghosts of parties long gone. It was as if the hotel was a living, breathing entity that had claimed its fair share of souls.”
H.L. Sudler, Night as We Know It

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