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Well, it seems that #Noirvember this might end in a whimper. This is what I am reading these days: The Sain't Getaway, by Leslie Charteris, featuring Simon Templar, AKA The Saint. He is better known for the TV series, but he first existed in novels. This is actually the third Saint adventure I read, the first one was a full novel, the second a short story. I bought this book second hand for a quid. A bargain and, to be honest, I'm glad I didn't have to pay more, as it is rather dated: it is rather verbose for crime fiction, The Saint is a bit too much of a fop for my taste and there are huge leaps of logic that makes it difficult to find the whole thing plausible. Although there is a fair deal of violence, I can't say that it has the merciless kind proper for Noirvember. Worse: the cover picture so far does not seem to have anything to do with the plot. Be that as it may, it cost me a pound so I cannot complain. Wolfie actually chose that one for me: I showed him a couple of books and asked which one I should read, he said: "This one because it looks Christmasee". Must be the snow. It is true that I was thinking it could be a Christmas read, only because of the cover. Well, at least it was cheap, and it is entertaining enough.