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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 1056 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 166,594 ratings — published 1939
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 807 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,325 ratings — published 1930
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The Postman Always Rings Twice The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 572 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 47,852 ratings — published 1934
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The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
by (shelved 492 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 46,125 ratings — published 1953
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 478 times as noir)
avg rating 3.78 — 94,979 ratings — published 1987
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 476 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,330 ratings — published 1940
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Double Indemnity Double Indemnity (Paperback)
by (shelved 464 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,102 ratings — published 1936
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The Thin Man The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 381 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 37,829 ratings — published 1934
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Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
by (shelved 372 times as noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,402 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 336 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 27,668 ratings — published 1943
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The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
by (shelved 315 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 25,076 ratings — published 1942
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
by (shelved 310 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 36,378 ratings — published 1990
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The Killer Inside Me The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 308 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 25,168 ratings — published 1952
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The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
by (shelved 268 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 18,623 ratings — published 1949
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In a Lonely Place In a Lonely Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 240 times as noir)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,774 ratings — published 1947
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 232 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 113,892 ratings — published 2002
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The Glass Key The Glass Key (Paperback)
by (shelved 215 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 13,515 ratings — published 1931
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The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
by (shelved 211 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,327 ratings — published 1988
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by (shelved 209 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 29,775 ratings — published 1990
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Velvet Was the Night Velvet Was the Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as noir)
avg rating 3.51 — 30,320 ratings — published 2021
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Strangers on a Train Strangers on a Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 37,630 ratings — published 1950
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The Hunter (Parker, #1) The Hunter (Parker, #1)
by (shelved 177 times as noir)
avg rating 3.99 — 14,222 ratings — published 1962
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The Grifters The Grifters (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 12,100 ratings — published 1963
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Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
by (shelved 170 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 10,957 ratings — published 1958
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Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic) Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
by (shelved 168 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,117 ratings — published 1964
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Queenpin Queenpin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 165 times as noir)
avg rating 3.75 — 4,974 ratings — published 2007
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Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,663 ratings — published 1941
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American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
by (shelved 160 times as noir)
avg rating 4.20 — 20,478 ratings — published 1995
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 11,419 ratings — published 1935
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Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 68,714 ratings — published 1991
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White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
by (shelved 150 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 9,747 ratings — published 1992
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Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as noir)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,176 ratings — published 1946
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 374,512 ratings — published 2000
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Laura Laura (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,905 ratings — published 1942
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 138 times as noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 113,851 ratings — published 1955
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Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8) Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8)
by (shelved 138 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 12,999 ratings — published 1950
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Inherent Vice Inherent Vice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 37,633 ratings — published 2009
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Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as noir)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,689 ratings — published 1956
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Black Wings Has My Angel Black Wings Has My Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,607 ratings — published 1953
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 77,453 ratings — published 2009
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Die a Little Die a Little (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 2,880 ratings — published 2005
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Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,832 ratings — published 2012
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Gun, With Occasional Music Gun, With Occasional Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 11,575 ratings — published 1994
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The Bride Wore Black The Bride Wore Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,803 ratings — published 1940
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Galveston Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as noir)
avg rating 3.73 — 16,009 ratings — published 2010
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The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2) The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2)
by (shelved 114 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,412 ratings — published 1929
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,411,282 ratings — published 2005
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Noir Noir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 17,100 ratings — published 2018
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The Big Clock The Big Clock (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as noir)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,684 ratings — published 1946
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The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
by (shelved 109 times as noir)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,596 ratings — published 1978
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The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerRed Harvest by Dashiell HammettTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. HowardThe Complete Chronicles of Conan by Robert E. Howard
Pulps Past and Present
403 books — 118 voters
A CLUE LEFT HANGING by C.K. PhillipsThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Crime Pulps
159 books — 39 voters

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Susan  Rowland
“  Mary fought a savage impulse to slam the door on the couple. But they were too interesting to ignore in the circumstances of the murder. She caught sight of Richard spitting out a mouthful of hair.”
Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds

Behcet Kaya
“Look. I’m very sorry to hear about your predicament, but let’s get a few things clear. I’m a PI. I solve crimes after there’s foul play. You’re saying your father-in-law is trying to kill you. That’s police business. I don’t provide bodyguard service. Really, this is not a job for me. Sorry.”
Behcet Kaya, Murder in Buckhead

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