Can You Recommend Fantasy-Detective Works with a Film Noir Flavor?

[ddvmor]

The Harry Dresden novels by Jim Butcher.

I can second that... I'm about half way through Storm Front and it matches your requirements perfectly. It's not bad, either.

 

[Rl'Halsinor]

trancejeremy, I thought I was the only one that read that work by Mike Resnick. That was a great read! Thanks everyone for your imput. Anyone know about Simon. R. Green's works? And if so where what book do I begin with? I have found that Cook's works carry with them the tendency to refer back to previous adventures and I like to keep the thread in sequence. Also, Jim Butcher's works look interesting. Anyone know what book to begin with in this series? I have read Pratchet, but none of the books suggested. I'll look into those, too. Thanks again.

 

[cybertalus]

I can second that... I'm about half way through Storm Front and it matches your requirements perfectly. It's not bad, either.

Each one seems to get better. I've only read through Summer Knight (Book 4), but it was far and away the best so far.

Rl'Halsinor, with the Dresden books you'll definitely wanna read them in order:

Storm Front
Fool Moon
Grave Peril
Summer Knight
Death Masks
Blood Rites
Dead Beat (due out in hardcover in May I believe)

Prior to Dead Beat they were all softcovers, mostly released in late summer.

 

[DarkOra]

Anyone know about Simon. R. Green's works? And if so where what book do I begin with?

If you're talking Green's Nightside series, it's these four books (in this order):

Something from the Nightside
Agents of Light and Darkness
Nightingale's Lament
Hex and the City

And I checked my list, and the only thing I see that isn't listed already is "Zavant" (it's a Warhammer book, and my friend that originally recommended it to me says it's a bit more violent detective story than noirish).

 

[Wombat]

Yeah, Harry Dresden is cool

There is also a discussion going about turning the books into a tv series.

http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/

And, yes, there is a Laurel K. Hamilton connection there -- she is the one who really got him seriously into writing, from what I understand.

 

[Tonguez]

Truth
Guards!!Guards!!
Feet of Clay
Night watch

Moswt things with Vimes in it.

and don't forget The Fifth Elephant

and even the Thief of Time, Hogfather, Masquerade and Pyramids can all be source material

 

[CCamfield]

Someone mentioned Simon R. Green upthread; his Hawk and Fisher books would qualify, I think. Personally, I don't like them that much, but the three-books-in-one-volume softcovers are a good length read for the price.

 

[kirinke]

Someone mentioned Simon R. Green upthread; his Hawk and Fisher books would qualify, I think. Personally, I don't like them that much, but the three-books-in-one-volume softcovers are a good length read for the price.

I actually liked the Hawk and Fisher books. It has a believable way of portraying how magic would work in a fantasy city. Now the Deathstalker series I couldn't really get a handle on. It was good, but um.... I dunno it didn't click with me for some reason.

 

[Mark]

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a "Science Fiction Mystery Comedy". Also, with Dirk Gently is The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. Both can be had together in this book here.

 

[Ishamael]

There's an Eberron book brewing about a Shifter Detective...

I'll try to find a link for ya..

Voila!! Marked for Death

It's not what he's looking for. There is a shifter, but he is more of a scout. For that matter, I didn't think it was nearly as good as the other Eberron book, City of Towers

Despite all the action and suspense, Marked for Death's characters just weren't that interesting. In fact, the already mentioned shifter, Burch, was probably the most interesting character. But he didn't get much "screen" time...