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