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Private Eye Books
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 626,446 ratings — published 2013
The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.86 — 115,501 ratings — published 1930
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 168,524 ratings — published 1939
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
by (shelved 16 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.86 — 192,011 ratings — published 1982
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.05 — 294,050 ratings — published 2014
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.22 — 229,171 ratings — published 2015
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.97 — 378,351 ratings — published 2000
B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 60,682 ratings — published 1985
The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.90 — 38,288 ratings — published 1934
D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 45,707 ratings — published 1987
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 55,826 ratings — published 1986
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.25 — 186,163 ratings — published 2018
L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone, #12)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 35,853 ratings — published 1995
H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 38,307 ratings — published 1991
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,619 ratings — published 1987
W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.96 — 35,324 ratings — published 2013
Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.26 — 161,534 ratings — published 2002
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,086 ratings — published 1943
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.98 — 207,918 ratings — published 2001
Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,256 ratings — published 1992
M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.10 — 72,897 ratings — published 1996
K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone, #11)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.98 — 45,544 ratings — published 1994
G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, #7)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.96 — 39,599 ratings — published 1990
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.95 — 42,352 ratings — published 1988
I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.98 — 37,448 ratings — published 1992
Y is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone, #25)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,150 ratings — published 2017
X (Kinsey Millhone, #24)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.91 — 38,120 ratings — published 2015
Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.13 — 178,413 ratings — published 2001
Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.29 — 139,074 ratings — published 2004
Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,563 ratings — published 1989
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.93 — 46,305 ratings — published 1994
Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,089 ratings — published 1997
L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.31 — 22,574 ratings — published 1999
The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.17 — 16,283 ratings — published 2005
Voodoo River (Elvis Cole, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.18 — 16,521 ratings — published 1995
Free Fall (Elvis Cole, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.20 — 16,598 ratings — published 1993
N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone, #14)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.99 — 38,820 ratings — published 1998
U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,321 ratings — published 2009
The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,825 ratings — published 2003
J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.03 — 56,977 ratings — published 1993
F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.95 — 41,594 ratings — published 1989
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.92 — 21,444 ratings — published 1973
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,773 ratings — published 1929
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,189 ratings — published 1990
We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.06 — 178,092 ratings — published 2024
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.13 — 494,792 ratings — published 1887
The Chill (Lew Archer, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,811 ratings — published 1964
Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.41 — 134,376 ratings — published 2005
White Night (The Dresden Files, #9)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.38 — 127,172 ratings — published 2007
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,855 ratings — published 1940
“Dreema and you disagree. She cottons to Richmond, but you can't be weaned off Pelham. So I offer you a fair middle ground: relocate to northern Virginia. She transfers to the state morgue on Braddock Road, and you get to stay near your old beat.”
― The Zinc Zoo
― The Zinc Zoo
“Damals war der Ruf des Detektivs William A. Pinkerton und seines Auskunftsbüros sehr bedeutend. Der Mann war durch eine Reihe von Wechselfällen aus Armut zu hohem Ansehen in seinem sonderbaren und für manche Leute widerwärtigen Beruf emporgestiegen, aber für alle, die solche an sich unglücklichen Dienste benötigen, war seine wohlbekannte und patriotische Rolle im Bürgerkrieg und um Abraham Lincolns Person eine Empfehlung. Er oder vielmehr seine Organisation hatte diesen während der ganzen Dauer seiner stürmischen Amtszeit im Regierungspalast geschützt. Seine Firma hatte Niederlassungen in Philadelphia, Washington und New York, um nur die bedeutendsten Orte zu nennen.”
― The Financier
― The Financier











