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Upton Sinclair
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
Upton Sinclair, I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked

Raymond Chandler
“Police business is a hell of a problem. It’s a good deal like politics. It asks for the highest type of men, and there’s nothing in it to attract the highest type of men. So we have to work with what we get...”
Raymond Chandler, The Lady in the Lake

Anatole France
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”
Anatole France

58291 Pulp Fiction — 1921 members — last activity 3 hours, 7 min ago
Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)
747867 Point Blank — 133 members — last activity Sep 09, 2024 01:23AM
Noir, hardboiled and pulp. This is the reading group linked to the Point Blank podcast. If you're a fan already, support the guys through Patreon at ...more
4225 American Westerns — 684 members — last activity Feb 27, 2026 08:17AM
The American Westerns group provides a forum for the appreciation and discussion of classic and current fiction of the Old West.
13824 Literary Darkness — 4766 members — last activity 6 hours, 41 min ago
This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
37633 Classic Horror Lovers — 1509 members — last activity Sep 12, 2025 07:27AM
Do you like your horror on the aged side? This group is for readers who love older/classic horror stories and books. Generally, horror published befor ...more
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