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A Fresh and Enticingly Queer Detective Story: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
Even Though I Knew the End takes most of its DNA from the hardboiled detective novel rather than noir. Most people use the terms synonymously, but there are real distinctions. While the hardboiled detective story has an antihero getting pulled into a chaotic plot and eventually restoring order even as the bodies stack up.
By Alex Brown
https://www.tor.com/2022/11/08/book-review-even-though-i-knew-the-end-by-c-l-polk/
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