Hardboiled

Hardboiled fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with crime fiction (especially detective stories), and distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sometimes sex.

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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Maltese Falcon
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
The Elephant Tree
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
The Zombie Room
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Thin Man
Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Glass Key
The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1)
Borderline by Lawrence BlockThe Wrong Quarry by Max Allan CollinsDrug of Choice by John LangeThieves Fall Out by Cameron KayBranded Woman by Wade Miller
Hard Case Crime
101 books — 3 voters
Paper Targets by Steve S. SaroffDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Noir Novels
81 books — 66 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Long Good-bye by Raymond ChandlerRed Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Best Hardboiled Crime Novels
111 books — 79 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Long Goodbye by Raymond ChandlerFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
750 books — 1,005 voters


Dashiell Hammett
I had counted nine steps when a voice spoke clearly above us. It said: —Sure, I killed the bitch. A gun said something, the same thing four times, roaring like a 16-inch rifle under the iron roof.
Dashiell Hammett, Red Harvest

Christopher G. Moore
It was now hard to believe how difficult it had once been to follow a person in Bangkok in a time before smart phones and social media. The new generation demanded to be followed online. It was in their digital blood. A small investment in a few specialized apps, and not even Sherlock Holmes in his most inspired opium dreams could have imagined the possibilities.
Christopher G. Moore, Crackdown

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