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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 1090 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 170,912 ratings — published 1939
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 824 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 117,199 ratings — published 1930
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The Postman Always Rings Twice The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 588 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 49,692 ratings — published 1934
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 511 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 99,564 ratings — published 1987
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The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
by (shelved 502 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 47,610 ratings — published 1953
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 490 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 43,526 ratings — published 1940
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Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by (shelved 478 times as noir)
avg rating 4.05 — 28,968 ratings — published 1936
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The Thin Man The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 392 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 38,883 ratings — published 1934
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Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
by (shelved 383 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 30,256 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 343 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,684 ratings — published 1943
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
by (shelved 336 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 40,225 ratings — published 1990
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The Killer Inside Me The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 324 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 29,340 ratings — published 1952
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The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
by (shelved 319 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 25,982 ratings — published 1942
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The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
by (shelved 273 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 19,252 ratings — published 1949
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In a Lonely Place In a Lonely Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 255 times as noir)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,475 ratings — published 1947
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Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 236 times as noir)
avg rating 4.03 — 116,577 ratings — published 2002
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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,971 ratings — published 2010
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The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
by (shelved 219 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,994 ratings — published 1988
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The Glass Key The Glass Key (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 13,891 ratings — published 1931
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by (shelved 217 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,765 ratings — published 1990
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Velvet Was the Night Velvet Was the Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 206 times as noir)
avg rating 3.51 — 31,142 ratings — published 2021
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American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
by (shelved 196 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 24,179 ratings — published 1995
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Strangers on a Train Strangers on a Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 39,393 ratings — published 1950
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The Hunter (Parker, #1) The Hunter (Parker, #1)
by (shelved 184 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 15,181 ratings — published 1962
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The Grifters The Grifters (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 12,424 ratings — published 1963
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 175 times as noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 122,652 ratings — published 1955
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Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7) Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
by (shelved 171 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 11,260 ratings — published 1958
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Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic) Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
by (shelved 170 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,826 ratings — published 1964
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Queenpin Queenpin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 167 times as noir)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,011 ratings — published 2007
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Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,917 ratings — published 1941
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 12,015 ratings — published 1935
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Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 69,823 ratings — published 1991
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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 — 10,244 ratings — published 1992
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 149 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 385,122 ratings — published 2000
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Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as noir)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,441 ratings — published 1946
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Inherent Vice Inherent Vice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 144 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 39,148 ratings — published 2009
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Laura Laura (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,026 ratings — published 1942
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Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8) Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8)
by (shelved 140 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,160 ratings — published 1950
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Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as noir)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,727 ratings — published 1956
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Black Wings Has My Angel Black Wings Has My Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as noir)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,814 ratings — published 1953
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 130 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,485,604 ratings — published 2005
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 80,477 ratings — published 2009
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Die a Little Die a Little (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 2,915 ratings — published 2005
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Galveston Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as noir)
avg rating 3.81 — 19,646 ratings — published 2010
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Gun, With Occasional Music Gun, With Occasional Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 11,744 ratings — published 1994
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Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,935 ratings — published 2012
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No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 258,245 ratings — published 2005
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The Bride Wore Black The Bride Wore Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,884 ratings — published 1940
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The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2) The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2)
by (shelved 115 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,602 ratings — published 1929
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Noir Noir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 17,553 ratings — published 2018
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Susan  Rowland
“  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.”
Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds

Raymond Chandler
“I had a funny feeling as I saw the house disappear, as though I had written a poem and it was very good and I had lost it and would never remember it again.”
Raymond Chandler, The High Window

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