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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 633,764 ratings — published 2013
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.86 — 117,312 ratings — published 1930
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A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
by (shelved 16 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.86 — 193,380 ratings — published 1982
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.05 — 298,127 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 171,068 ratings — published 1939
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.22 — 232,555 ratings — published 2015
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.97 — 385,611 ratings — published 2000
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B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2) B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 61,575 ratings — published 1985
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D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4) D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 46,265 ratings — published 1987
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C is for Corpse  (Kinsey Millhone, #3) C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 56,687 ratings — published 1986
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.25 — 189,531 ratings — published 2018
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.97 — 215,166 ratings — published 2001
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L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone, #12) L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone, #12)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 36,299 ratings — published 1995
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The Thin Man The Thin Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 38,927 ratings — published 1934
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M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13) M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.10 — 73,381 ratings — published 1996
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H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8) H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.94 — 38,763 ratings — published 1991
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The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.02 — 32,143 ratings — published 1987
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W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23) W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.96 — 35,645 ratings — published 2013
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Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4) Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.26 — 163,967 ratings — published 2002
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Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3) Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,530 ratings — published 1992
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N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone, #14) N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone, #14)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.99 — 39,149 ratings — published 1998
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K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone, #11) K is for Killer (Kinsey Millhone, #11)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.98 — 45,912 ratings — published 1994
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G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, #7) G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, #7)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.96 — 40,140 ratings — published 1990
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E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5) E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.95 — 42,882 ratings — published 1988
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I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9) I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.98 — 37,901 ratings — published 1992
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The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.92 — 21,816 ratings — published 1973
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Y is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone, #25) Y is for Yesterday (Kinsey Millhone, #25)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,522 ratings — published 2017
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X (Kinsey Millhone, #24) X (Kinsey Millhone, #24)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.91 — 38,517 ratings — published 2015
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Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.13 — 181,387 ratings — published 2001
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Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6) Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.29 — 141,012 ratings — published 2004
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Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2) Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,876 ratings — published 1989
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The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,705 ratings — published 1943
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A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.93 — 47,163 ratings — published 1994
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Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7) Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,201 ratings — published 1997
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L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8) L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.31 — 22,826 ratings — published 1999
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The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10) The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.17 — 16,538 ratings — published 2005
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Voodoo River (Elvis Cole, #5) Voodoo River (Elvis Cole, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.18 — 16,733 ratings — published 1995
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Free Fall (Elvis Cole, #4) Free Fall (Elvis Cole, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.20 — 16,868 ratings — published 1993
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P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16) P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.89 — 30,741 ratings — published 2000
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U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21) U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,673 ratings — published 2009
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The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9) The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.27 — 21,133 ratings — published 2003
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J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10) J is for Judgment (Kinsey Millhone, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.03 — 57,461 ratings — published 1993
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F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone, #6) F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.95 — 42,084 ratings — published 1989
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as private-eye)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,806 ratings — published 1990
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We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.05 — 192,883 ratings — published 2024
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.13 — 502,810 ratings — published 1887
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The Chill (Lew Archer, #11) The Chill (Lew Archer, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,907 ratings — published 1964
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Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.41 — 136,198 ratings — published 2005
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White Night (The Dresden Files, #9) White Night (The Dresden Files, #9)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.38 — 128,780 ratings — published 2007
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as private-eye)
avg rating 4.09 — 43,581 ratings — published 1940
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“If you want to be a private eye, you have to get used to such things as hideous depression and abject despair.”
Arthur Byron Cover, The Platypus of Doom and Other Nihilists

Christopher G. Moore
“Misfits, con artists, evildoers all had business cards. It was enough to make any man a bona fide misanthrope.”
Christopher G. Moore, Pattaya 24/7

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