The story that can be classify as neo-noir isThe Girl who Kissed Barnaby Jones; even though, not the all descriptions of noir are present in such novel, is which has a better idea of what noir mode is.
     The Girl who Kissed Barnaby novel, has the elements such as the femme fatale, Cherie, the male protagonist, Tate, and the scenario of a of sex. Tite is draged by Cherie to a case where crime is involve. As a neo noir femme fatale she does not need any aid to accomplish the crime rather she needs help getting rid of the body. Cherie in one way knows that she is attracted to Tate, so she calls him and let him know that she needs his help.Tate goes to the place where she is and after to have a quick sex, she let him know her real intentions.She has sex with him in the house where she kills a man; therefore, in certain way, he is implicated in the case. Even though, Tate tryes to call the police, Cherie does not allow him. They get in a fight until Tate decides to help her with the body. Toward the end of the story become funny the way that Tate steps on Gary's corpse and kick Cherie buttocks, so she trip up and her heels do not help her too much with it.
      I like how this novel has some neo noir elements as well as some funny parts that I did not see before.

In contrast with The Hour When The Ship Comes In, that the whole story I was confuse.  The protagonist was a gangster or something that took him to be in a place where criminal violence was involve.

That lines make me to remind when I did not know the meaning of noir and

Maybe in such way the tale is noir because crime is present, but I did not recognize more than that.