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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Postwar Noir,
By A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: A Very Profitable War (Mask Noir) (Paperback)
This post-war noir is notable in that it is set post-WWI Paris, as opposed to post-WWII America. That said, it follows the classic detective novel in which a smart-alex PI is hired for what seems like a straightforward blackmail investigation, and ends up embroiled in something way bigger than him thanks to his overcuriosity. Daeninckx does a great job detailing a France reeling from the loss of a generation of young men, and seeing the first hints of American cultural influence. The PI is notable for his big American car, his American liquor and clothing as he runs around Paris trying to put the pieces together. One gets the sense it's a roundabout critique on contemporary cultural globalism. If you like this, you might want to check out Philip Kerr's March Violets, set in 1936 Berlin.
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A Very Profitable War (Mask Noir) by Didier Daeninckx (Paperback - May 1, 1995)
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