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Noir Books
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 1081 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 169,998 ratings — published 1939
The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 819 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 116,567 ratings — published 1930
The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 581 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 49,308 ratings — published 1934
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
by (shelved 500 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 47,267 ratings — published 1953
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
by (shelved 493 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 98,212 ratings — published 1987
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 487 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 43,286 ratings — published 1940
Double Indemnity (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by (shelved 474 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,805 ratings — published 1936
The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 386 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 38,658 ratings — published 1934
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
by (shelved 378 times as noir)
avg rating 3.94 — 30,056 ratings — published 1929
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
by (shelved 340 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,473 ratings — published 1943
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
by (shelved 335 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 39,137 ratings — published 1990
The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 325 times as noir)
avg rating 3.88 — 28,172 ratings — published 1952
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
by (shelved 318 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 25,794 ratings — published 1942
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
by (shelved 271 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 19,123 ratings — published 1949
In a Lonely Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 251 times as noir)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,270 ratings — published 1947
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
by (shelved 235 times as noir)
avg rating 4.03 — 115,938 ratings — published 2002
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
by (shelved 219 times as noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 18,843 ratings — published 1988
The Glass Key (Paperback)
by (shelved 215 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 13,817 ratings — published 1931
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by (shelved 215 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,547 ratings — published 1990
Velvet Was the Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as noir)
avg rating 3.51 — 30,907 ratings — published 2021
Strangers on a Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 39,009 ratings — published 1950
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
by (shelved 184 times as noir)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,127 ratings — published 1995
The Hunter (Parker, #1)
by (shelved 180 times as noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,947 ratings — published 1962
The Grifters (Paperback)
by (shelved 178 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 12,351 ratings — published 1963
Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
by (shelved 171 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 11,212 ratings — published 1958
Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
by (shelved 169 times as noir)
avg rating 4.04 — 12,658 ratings — published 1964
Queenpin (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 167 times as noir)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,005 ratings — published 2007
Mildred Pierce (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as noir)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,846 ratings — published 1941
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
by (shelved 159 times as noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 120,455 ratings — published 1955
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as noir)
avg rating 3.86 — 11,845 ratings — published 1935
Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 69,453 ratings — published 1991
White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
by (shelved 151 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,131 ratings — published 1992
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 150 times as noir)
avg rating 3.97 — 382,558 ratings — published 2000
Nightmare Alley (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as noir)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,386 ratings — published 1946
Inherent Vice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 38,841 ratings — published 2009
Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8)
by (shelved 139 times as noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,125 ratings — published 1950
Shoot the Piano Player (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by (shelved 133 times as noir)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,723 ratings — published 1956
Black Wings Has My Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 133 times as noir)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,770 ratings — published 1953
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 130 times as noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,471,413 ratings — published 2005
The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as noir)
avg rating 3.90 — 79,731 ratings — published 2009
Die a Little (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 2,910 ratings — published 2005
Galveston (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 18,612 ratings — published 2010
Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,925 ratings — published 2012
Gun, With Occasional Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 11,705 ratings — published 1994
The Bride Wore Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,871 ratings — published 1940
The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 42,519 ratings — published 2010
The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2)
by (shelved 114 times as noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,567 ratings — published 1929
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as noir)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,754 ratings — published 1978
“Look. I’m very sorry to hear about your predicament, but let’s get a few things clear. I’m a PI. I solve crimes after there’s foul play. You’re saying your father-in-law is trying to kill you. That’s police business. I don’t provide bodyguard service. Really, this is not a job for me. Sorry.”
― Murder in Buckhead
― Murder in Buckhead
“Jamie’s eyes gleamed. “God forgive me, I want there to be a murderer after the Falconer family so we in the College feel less to blame.”
― Murder on Family Grounds
― Murder on Family Grounds
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