The Eclectic Eccentric’s guide to binging through the Apocalypse- Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction

Sometimes you want a brilliant detective with complex mysteries, and sometimes you want a blue collar, grind-it-out, in-over-his-head, stubborn son-of-a-bitch with a revolver in his pocket a weakness for leggy dames. If youre in the mood for the latter, then todays list is for you.

The Maltese Falcon- A classic from one of the masters of the genre; Dashiell Hammett. Even if youve seen the movie adaptation you owe it to yourself to go back and read this novel. The Black Dahlia The first in...