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Hard-Boiled: Great Crime/ Detective/Noir Fiction 2024 Edition - Page 4

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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Road Dogs
Road Dogs
121
Run Man Run (Chester Himes)
Run Man Run
122
Chester Himes
The Score (Richard Stark)
The Score
123
Richard Stark
Shutter Island (2003)
Shutter Island (2003)
124
The Simple Art of Murder (Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder
125
Chandler
Split Images
Split Images
126
Stardust (Joseph Kanon)
Stardust
127
Joseph Kanon
Stick
Stick
128
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
129
Patricia Highsmith
The Switch (Elmore Leonard)
The Switch
130
Elmore Leonard
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Godey
131
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
132
Patricia Highsmith
Tess Monaghan Series (Lippman)
Tess Monaghan Series
133
Lippman
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
134
Thieves Like Us (Edward Anderson)
Thieves Like Us
135
Edward Anderson
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
136
Dashiell Hammett
This Storm (James Ellroy)
This Storm
137
James Ellroy
The Touch of Evil (John Rackham)
The Touch of Evil
138
John Rackham
Travis McGee Series (1-21) (John D. MacDonald)
Travis McGee Series (1-21)
139
John D. MacDonald
The Tremor of Forgery (Patricia Highsmith)
The Tremor of Forgery
140
Patricia Highsmith
Tribeca Blues (Fusilli)
Tribeca Blues
141
Fusilli
True Confessions
True Confessions
142
Unknown Man No. 89
Unknown Man No. 89
143
Up in Honey's Room
Up in Honey's Room
144
V. I. Warshowski Series (Paretsky)
V. I. Warshowski Series
145
Paretsky
A Well-Known Secret (Fusilli)
A Well-Known Secret
146
Fusilli
White Jazz (James Ellroy)
White Jazz
147
James Ellroy
Widespread Panic (James Ellroy)
Widespread Panic
148
James Ellroy
Winter's Bone (Daniel Woodrell)
Winter's Bone
149
Daniel Woodrell
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
150
A.J. Finn
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