Crime Noir


The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Killer Inside Me
The Maltese Falcon
The Hunter (Parker, #1)
Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
In a Lonely Place
The Grifters
Galveston
St Patrick's Day Special by J.J. TonerIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKintyIn the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKintyThe Guards by Ken Bruen
Irish Crime Fiction
155 books — 100 voters

The Predator and the Prey by K.C. SivilsLies Dead Men Tell by K.C. SivilsThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovLiquid Cool by Austin DragonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The SciFi Crime Noir Detective list
32 books — 7 voters
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle13 Shots of Noir by Paul D. BrazillGatsby's Smile by Morana BlueSt Patrick's Day Special by J.J. TonerSleepyhead by Mark Billingham
British Crime Fiction Writers
71 books — 36 voters

Tagged by Joseph M. ChironThe Burning Maiden by Greg KishbaughThe Dead Sheriff by Mark JusticeCriminal Beware by Joseph StoneHope For The Future by Lynn Whyte-Heath
Evileye Books
9 books — 9 voters

Get a load of this, Frank.” Gerald Peyton’s pause set off his pronouncement. “She is
Get a load of this, Frank.” Gerald Peyton’s pause set off his pronouncement. “She is expecting to get a wedding ring.” “That’s understandable,” I said, unsure how he could afford a ring on what our firm cleared. Diamond rings—more sold in December than in any other month of the year—went for a cool grand per karat. Weeks ago, I’d priced them—again—for my domestic situation. “What seems to be the problem?” “That’s a big leap for me to make.” “I expect you’ll make it with room to spare.
Ed Lynskey, After the Big Noise

Stefan Simon
I had no reason to defend myself. Life was just a lie, and one constantly lived in lies within the big lie.
Stefan Simon, Almirah

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