Interesting note about Decoy ... these omissions seem to occur in virtually every noir compendium I've read. The Rough Guide to Film Noir, an otherwise handy little book that also does a decent roundup neo-noir, totally overlooks The Narrow Margin. Not word one.

Then there's The Directors, a very solid book by Silver/Ursini that doesn't miss any of the key noir directors, even most of the second-tier ones ... whoops, except Phil Karlson. Read this book and you'd never know Karlson existed. That's a big swing-and-miss for me. He's not Robert Siodmak but he did direct Kansas City Confidential, 99 River Street, Tight Spot, Scandal Sheet, The Phenix City Story and The Brothers Rico, among others. That's a pretty significant slice of noir to dismiss outright.

I haven't picked up the second edition yet. I went by the Books Inc. in Alameda yesterday (where Eddie lives) thinking they might actually some autographed copies of the new one lying around considering its his hometown bookstore.

They didn't even have the book! Sheesh!