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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 1062 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 167,751 ratings — published 1939
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 814 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 115,003 ratings — published 1930
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The Postman Always Rings Twice The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 574 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 48,354 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 — 46,518 ratings — published 1953
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 481 times as noir)
avg rating 3.78 — 95,693 ratings — published 1987
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 480 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,642 ratings — published 1940
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Double Indemnity Double Indemnity (Paperback)
by (shelved 468 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,325 ratings — published 1936
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The Thin Man The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 379 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 38,084 ratings — published 1934
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Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
by (shelved 376 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,625 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 — 27,917 ratings — published 1943
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The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
by (shelved 316 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 25,282 ratings — published 1942
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
by (shelved 314 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 36,981 ratings — published 1990
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The Killer Inside Me The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 309 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 25,841 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 — 18,759 ratings — published 1949
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In a Lonely Place In a Lonely Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 244 times as noir)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,950 ratings — published 1947
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 235 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 114,548 ratings — published 2002
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The Glass Key The Glass Key (Paperback)
by (shelved 214 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 13,591 ratings — published 1931
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The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
by (shelved 214 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,446 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 211 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,030 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 — 30,526 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 — 38,093 ratings — published 1950
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The Hunter (Parker, #1) The Hunter (Parker, #1)
by (shelved 178 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,445 ratings — published 1962
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The Grifters The Grifters (Paperback)
by (shelved 175 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 12,194 ratings — published 1963
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Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
by (shelved 170 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 11,042 ratings — published 1958
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Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic) Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
by (shelved 167 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,245 ratings — published 1964
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Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,728 ratings — published 1941
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Queenpin Queenpin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 165 times as noir)
avg rating 3.75 — 4,984 ratings — published 2007
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American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
by (shelved 164 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 21,079 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 — 11,529 ratings — published 1935
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White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
by (shelved 151 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 9,831 ratings — published 1992
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Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 68,932 ratings — published 1991
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Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as noir)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,252 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 — 376,734 ratings — published 2000
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 139 times as noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 115,788 ratings — published 1955
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Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8) Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8)
by (shelved 139 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,060 ratings — published 1950
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Laura Laura (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,943 ratings — published 1942
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Inherent Vice Inherent Vice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 38,132 ratings — published 2009
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Black Wings Has My Angel Black Wings Has My Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 131 times as noir)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,665 ratings — published 1953
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Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as noir)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,706 ratings — published 1956
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 78,195 ratings — published 2009
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Die a Little Die a Little (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 2,890 ratings — published 2005
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Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,868 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 — 11,624 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 — 2,827 ratings — published 1940
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Galveston Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as noir)
avg rating 3.74 — 16,565 ratings — published 2010
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 115 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,428,378 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 8,478 ratings — published 1929
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Noir Noir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 17,224 ratings — published 2018
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The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
by (shelved 111 times as noir)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,649 ratings — published 1978
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The Big Clock The Big Clock (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as noir)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,715 ratings — published 1946
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“She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,” the priest said.”
A.G. Russo, The Cases Nobody Wanted

Ed Lynskey
“My friend and business partner, Gerald Peyton was 12 minutes late to the funeral. I’d reminded him it started at 2 p.m. “Yeah, yeah, Frank,” he said. “I’ll be there. Just be sure you make it.” Well, here I sat on my thumbs, and he was the no-show. He stopped at a bar and got sloshed, I thought.”
Ed Lynskey, Death Car

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