2026 Reading Challenge

Race Williams Series

9 primary works • 9 total works
"I shot him five times. Five times in the stomach before he could even squeeze the trigger. Surprised? He was amazed."

Race Williams, the original hard boiled private investigator, in New York City:

Book 1

The Snarl of the Beast
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3.74 · 57 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1927 · 14 editions
"The Snarl of the Beast" was originally serialized…

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    Book 2

    The Hidden Hand
    by
    3.43     · 14 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1929 · 9 editions
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    Book 3

    The Tag Murders
    by
    3.80     · 5 Ratings · published 1930 · 3 editions
    Race Williams thought he had seen it all until he …

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    Book 4

    Tainted Power
    by
    0.00     · published 1931 · 1 edition
    The novel originally appeared serially in BLACK MA…

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    Book 5

    The Third Murderer
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    3.00     · 20 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1931 · 2 editions

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    Book 6

    The Amateur Murderer
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1933 · 2 editions

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    Book 7

    Murder from the East
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    3.52     · 23 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1935 · 5 editions
    "Murder from the East" is a book that has a bit of…

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    Book 8

    Better Corpses
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    3.50     · 8 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1940 · 4 editions
    Better Corpses first published in 1940, is a class…

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    Book Short Stories

    The Adventures of Race Williams
    by
    3.44     · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    Stories feature Race Williams, a private detective…

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