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Hard-Boiled: Great Crime/ Detective/Noir Fiction 2024 Edition - Page 3

A retired literature teacher's revised personal view of the best crime genre novels. These are great stories and often overlooked and under appreciated works of literature. Some of the greatest writing is genre fiction, especially crime fiction.
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The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
81
Laura
Laura
82
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
83
Chandler
The Lock Artist (Steve Hamilton)
The Lock Artist
84
Steve Hamilton
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
85
Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
86
Hammett
Matt Scudder Series (Block)
Matt Scudder Series
87
Block
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob
88
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
89
Crumley
Miami Purity (Hendriks)
Miami Purity
90
Hendriks
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
91
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
92
Charlotte Armstrong
Moonlight Mile (Dennis Lehane)
Moonlight Mile
93
Dennis Lehane
The Murderers (Fredric Brown)
The Murderers
94
Fredric Brown
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
95
Dennis Lehane
The Name of the Game Is Death (Dan J. Marlowe)
The Name of the Game Is Death
96
Dan J. Marlowe
The Narrows (Michael Connelly)
The Narrows
97
Michael Connelly
The Neon Rain (James Lee Burke)
The Neon Rain
98
James Lee Burke
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
99
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Cornell Woolrich)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
100
Cornell Woolrich
Nightfall (David Goodis)
Nightfall
101
David Goodis
Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham)
Nightmare Alley
102
William Lindsay Gresham
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
103
Cormac McCarthy
The Outfit (Richard Stark)
The Outfit
104
Richard Stark
Perfidia (Ellroy)
Perfidia
105
Ellroy
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
106
Irish
Pick-Up (Charles Willeford)
Pick-Up
107
Charles Willeford
Playback (Chandler)
Playback
108
Chandler
The Poet (Michael Connelly)
The Poet
109
Michael Connelly
Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker)
Poodle Springs
110
Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker
POP.1280 (Jim Thompson)
POP.1280
111
Jim Thompson
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE James M Cain
112
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
113
Rear Window (Cornell Woolrich)
Rear Window
114
Cornell Woolrich
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
115
Dashiell Hammett
Rendezvous in Black (Cornell Woolrich)
Rendezvous in Black
116
Cornell Woolrich
Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
117
Hughes
Riding the Rap
Riding the Rap
118
The Right Madness (Crumley)
The Right Madness
119
Crumley
Rizzoli & Isles Series (Tess Gerritsen)
Rizzoli & Isles Series
120
Tess Gerritsen
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