Noir: A Novel
- Author: Christopher Moore
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 9:03:17
Synopsis
The absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, and always entertaining New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns in finest madcap form with this zany noir set on the mean streets of post-World War II San Francisco, and featuring a diverse cast of characters, including a hapless bartender; his Chinese sidekick; a doll with sharp angles and dangerous curves; a tight-lipped Air Force general; a wisecracking waif; Petey, a black mamba; and many more.
San Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . .
It’s not every afternoon that an enigmatic, comely blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin tends bar. It’s love at first sight, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general named Remy arrives with some urgent business. ’Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he’s got the connections on the street.
Meanwhile, a suspicious flying object has been spotted up the Pacific coast in Washington State near Mount Rainer, followed by a mysterious plane crash in a distant patch of desert in New Mexico that goes by the name Roswell. But the real weirdness is happening on the streets of the City by the Bay.
When one of Sammy’s schemes goes south and the Cheese mysteriously vanishes, Sammy is forced to contend with his own dark secrets—and more than a few strange goings on—if he wants to find his girl.
Think Raymond Chandler meets Damon Runyon with more than a dash of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes All Stars. It’s all very, very Noir. It’s all very, very Christopher Moore.
Chapters
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001 Noir
Duration: 35s -
002 Dedication
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003 Author's Note
Duration: 22s -
004 Prologue
Duration: 04min -
005 Chapter 01
Duration: 20min -
006 Chapter 02
Duration: 24min -
007 Chapter 03
Duration: 27min -
008 Chapter 04
Duration: 19min -
009 Chapter 05
Duration: 14min -
010 Chapter 06
Duration: 14min -
011 Chapter 07
Duration: 23min -
012 Chapter 08
Duration: 19min -
013 Chapter 09
Duration: 22min -
014 Chapter 10
Duration: 20min -
015 Chapter 11
Duration: 18min -
016 Chapter 12
Duration: 23min -
017 Chapter 13
Duration: 21min -
018 Chapter 14
Duration: 21min -
019 Chapter 15
Duration: 18min -
020 Chapter 16
Duration: 18min