Recommend me some archetypal Noire detective books in the vein of Max Payne.

I’d want something set in the fifties maybe, I like that whole aesthetic, But really I wanna see what Max Payne is inspired by. The quintessential gruff voiced “She walked into my dim office, the cigarette smoke clouded my eyes, and my judgment.” yada yada..

And Maybe some classics?

Thank you.

by GetOffMyLawnKids