![]() She is also a broken women. Unlike many fictional investigators, she is not addicted to drugs or alcohol, but to ruining her own life. The protagonist is untrustworthy and will not always tell the reader everything that is happening. Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer has many of the traits of classic crime noir. Jane must hunt down a stuffed Salamander if she is going to solve the mystery and save her way of life. When Jane picks up the bird her life changes forever, she is now a pawn in the game of a dead women. ![]() The only thing inside is a stuffed Hummingbird. She led a normal life as a security consultant until the day a key arrived that opened a storage space. Our protagonist is Jane Smith, not her real name as she is not keen in anyone finding her or any of the other people in the story. Setting a crime noir over the period a society begins to break down makes a twisted sense. A sense of darkness and inevitable violence. ![]() The idea of the oceans rising, smog filling the skies and animals dying out whilst the infrastructure of countries collapse, all have a bleak feeling to them. Similar to the feel of classic noir. Put aside any politics and there is enough going on environmentally to worry most people. ![]() ![]() Following the news, it feels like the world is going to hell in a handcart. ![]()
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