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Detective Novels

Detective novels are my favorite. I love when they are written in first person. Third person is fine, but I like being in the shamus's head. Hopefully, you've read some of these.
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
1
Raymond Chandler
Playback (Raymond Chandler)
Playback
2
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler Lady in the Lake
Raymond Chandler Lady in the Lake
3
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
4
Chandler
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
5
Agatha Christie
Killer Swell (Jeff Shelby)
Killer Swell
6
Jeff Shelby
Wicked Break (Jeff Shelby)
Wicked Break
7
Jeff Shelby
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
8
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
9
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
10
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
11
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
12
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
13
Arthur Conan Doyle
His Last Bow (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His Last Bow
14
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Ted Riccardi)
The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
15
Ted Riccardi
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares)
A Samba for Sherlock
16
Jô Soares
The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr)
The Italian Secretary
17
Caleb Carr
Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (Robert Randisi)
Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime
18
Robert Randisi
Luck Be a Lady, Don't Die (Robert Randisi)
Luck Be a Lady, Don't Die
19
Robert Randisi
You're Nobody Till Somebody Kills You (Robert Randisi)
You're Nobody Till Somebody Kills You
20
Robert Randisi
Hey There! (Robert Randisi)
Hey There!
21
Robert Randisi
It Was a Very Bad Year (Robert Randisi)
It Was a Very Bad Year
22
Robert Randisi
I'm a Fool to Want You (Robert Randisi)
I'm a Fool to Want You
23
Robert Randisi
Fly Me to the Morgue (Robert Randisi)
Fly Me to the Morgue
24
Robert Randisi
You Make Me Feel So Dead (Robert Randisi)
You Make Me Feel So Dead
25
Robert Randisi
The Way You Die Tonight (Robert Randisi)
The Way You Die Tonight
26
Robert Randisi
When Somebody Kills You (Robert Randisi)
When Somebody Kills You
27
Robert Randisi
I Only Have Lies for You (Robert Randisi)
I Only Have Lies for You
28
Robert Randisi
That Old Black Magic (Robert Randisi)
That Old Black Magic
29
Robert Randisi
Bewitched, Bothered and Dead (Robert Randisi)
Bewitched, Bothered and Dead
30
Robert Randisi
The Monkey's Raincoat
The Monkey's Raincoat
31
Stalking the Angel (Robert Crais)
Stalking the Angel
32
Robert Crais
Voodoo River (Robert Crais)
Voodoo River
33
Robert Crais
Lullaby Town (Robert Crais)
Lullaby Town
34
Robert Crais
Indigo Slam (Robert Crais)
Indigo Slam
35
Robert Crais
Free Fall (Robert Crais)
Free Fall
36
Robert Crais
Sunset Express (Robert Crais)
Sunset Express
37
Robert Crais
The Forgotten Man (Robert Crais)
The Forgotten Man
38
Robert Crais
The Watchman
The Watchman
39
L.A. Requiem (Robert Crais)
L.A. Requiem
40
Robert Crais
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