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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 1093 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 171,602 ratings — published 1939
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 826 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 117,679 ratings — published 1930
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The Postman Always Rings Twice The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 591 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 49,967 ratings — published 1934
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 517 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 100,187 ratings — published 1987
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The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
by (shelved 506 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 47,870 ratings — published 1953
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 494 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 43,735 ratings — published 1940
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Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by (shelved 480 times as noir)
avg rating 4.05 — 29,093 ratings — published 1936
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The Thin Man The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 396 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 39,054 ratings — published 1934
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Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
by (shelved 386 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 30,399 ratings — published 1929
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The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
by (shelved 348 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,847 ratings — published 1943
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
by (shelved 337 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 40,699 ratings — published 1990
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The Killer Inside Me The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 327 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 29,842 ratings — published 1952
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The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
by (shelved 323 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 26,142 ratings — published 1942
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The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
by (shelved 277 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 19,355 ratings — published 1949
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In a Lonely Place In a Lonely Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 259 times as noir)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,637 ratings — published 1947
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 238 times as noir)
avg rating 4.03 — 116,953 ratings — published 2002
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by (shelved 224 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,953 ratings — published 1990
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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 44,477 ratings — published 2010
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The Glass Key The Glass Key (Paperback)
by (shelved 219 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 13,940 ratings — published 1931
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The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
by (shelved 219 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 19,115 ratings — published 1988
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Velvet Was the Night Velvet Was the Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 times as noir)
avg rating 3.51 — 31,286 ratings — published 2021
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American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
by (shelved 199 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 24,577 ratings — published 1995
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Strangers on a Train Strangers on a Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 39,682 ratings — published 1950
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The Hunter (Parker, #1) The Hunter (Parker, #1)
by (shelved 187 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 15,345 ratings — published 1962
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The Grifters The Grifters (Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 12,476 ratings — published 1963
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 179 times as noir)
avg rating 3.96 — 124,168 ratings — published 1955
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Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
by (shelved 173 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 11,302 ratings — published 1958
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Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic) Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
by (shelved 172 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,926 ratings — published 1964
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Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,964 ratings — published 1941
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Queenpin Queenpin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 166 times as noir)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,014 ratings — published 2007
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 12,148 ratings — published 1935
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Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 70,026 ratings — published 1991
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White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
by (shelved 152 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,315 ratings — published 1992
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 149 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 387,035 ratings — published 2000
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Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as noir)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,478 ratings — published 1946
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Inherent Vice Inherent Vice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 39,372 ratings — published 2009
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Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8) Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8)
by (shelved 143 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,188 ratings — published 1950
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Laura Laura (Paperback)
by (shelved 142 times as noir)
avg rating 3.96 — 4,056 ratings — published 1942
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Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as noir)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,737 ratings — published 1956
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Black Wings Has My Angel Black Wings Has My Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as noir)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,860 ratings — published 1953
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 132 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,495,738 ratings — published 2005
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 81,009 ratings — published 2009
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Galveston Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 3.82 — 20,088 ratings — published 2010
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Die a Little Die a Little (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 2,919 ratings — published 2005
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Gun, With Occasional Music Gun, With Occasional Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 11,776 ratings — published 1994
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Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,944 ratings — published 2012
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 260,895 ratings — published 2005
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The Bride Wore Black The Bride Wore Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,892 ratings — published 1940
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The Getaway The Getaway (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as noir)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,598 ratings — published 1958
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The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2) The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2)
by (shelved 116 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,619 ratings — published 1929
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David Goodis
“Winter was gray and mean upon the city and every night was a package of cold bleak hours, like the hours in a cell that had no door.”
David Goodis, Of Tender Sin

Carolyn M. Bowen
“Life was better than he expected with his new Italian family inheritance, and it felt good to take a deep breath without fear of someone attacking him or his family.”
Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller

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