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Ben wants to read: I'm looking for some classic crime noir books. Preferably set or written in the 30s - 70s. Thanks! ...more
Dec 24, 2025 07:18PM  · 
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Books added: 227
Age: 22
Location: The United States


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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon
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Dec 24, 2025 08:27PM  · 1 like · 
The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2)
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Dec 24, 2025 08:27PM  · 
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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
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Dec 25, 2025 02:12AM  · 
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The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Dec 25, 2025 06:04AM  · 
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I Married a Dead Man by William Irish
I Married a Dead Man
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Dec 25, 2025 06:04AM  · 
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In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes
In a Lonely Place
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Dec 25, 2025 06:05AM  · 
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The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
The Killer Inside Me
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Dec 25, 2025 06:06AM  · 
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This Gun for Hire by Jo Goodman
This Gun for Hire (McKenna Brothers, #1)
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Dec 25, 2025 06:09AM  · 
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Noir by Christopher Moore
Noir
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Dec 25, 2025 06:10AM  · 
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The Crimson Vial by Hershel Cole
The Crimson Vial
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Dec 25, 2025 06:11AM  · 
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The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps by Otto Penzler
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
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Dec 25, 2025 06:12AM  · 
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Fatal Cut by Cathryn Grant
Fatal Cut (A Suburban Noir Ghost Story #1)
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Dec 25, 2025 06:13AM  · 
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Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
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Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, Travel, and nature