# American Noir: 11 Classic Crime Novels of the 1930s, 40s, & 50s

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-polito/american-noir-11-classic-crime-novels-of-the-1930s-40s-50s/9781598531534

JSON version (same data): https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-polito/american-noir-11-classic-crime-novels-of-the-1930s-40s-50s/9781598531534.json

![American Noir: 11 Classic Crime Novels of the 1930s, 40s, & 50s](https://quivercdn.com/covers/library-of-america/robert-polito/american-noir-11-classic-crime-novels-of-the-1930s-40s-50s_978-15-9853-153-4.jpg?v=2026-06-16%2003%3A02%3A44)

- Book: [American Noir: 11 Classic Crime Novels of the 1930s, 40s, & 50s](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-polito/american-noir-11-classic-crime-novels-of-the-1930s-40s-50s) ([American Noir: 11 Classic Crime Novels of the 1930s, 40s, & 50s.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-polito/american-noir-11-classic-crime-novels-of-the-1930s-40s-50s.md))
- Authors: [Robert Polito](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-polito)
- Publisher: Library of America
- ISBN: 978-15-9853-153-4
- Published: 2012-04-26
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Collects: CRIME NOVELS: AMERICAN NOIR OF THE 1930s & 40s The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Horace McCoy Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson The...