Here is an interesting little article covering the history of noir in California, all the way from the books written by Cain, Chandler and Hammett to Pizzolatto and his new season of True Detective. Briefly going over classic film noir and the neo noir films of the 1970’s. It is a very good article written by  Michael Weinreb.

Click on the link below for the full article:

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/true-detective-and-the-shady-history-of-california-noir-20150622