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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Works of Noir

"I've used a fairly broad definition of noir, including anything with the right atmosphere, whether or not it would typically be shelved in noir; there are books that are more likely to be found in thriller, mystery, crime, horror, and even space opera. If it's got noir elements, and is otherwise must-read, it might be on here." - Annika Barranti Klein
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Alias (#1-28) (Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Gaydos)
Alias (#1-28)
Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Gaydos
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All She Was Worth
All She Was Worth
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Already Dead (Charlie Huston)
Already Dead
Charlie Huston
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An Easy Thing (Taibo)
An Easy Thing
Taibo
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Baghdad Central (Millar)
Baghdad Central
Millar
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Beast in View
Beast in View
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
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Black Noir (Penzler)
Black Noir
Penzler
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Blacksad: A Silent Hell
Blacksad: A Silent Hell
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The Blank Wall (Elisabeth Sanxay Holding)
The Blank Wall
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
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The Blunderer (Patricia Highsmith)
The Blunderer
Patricia Highsmith
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A Century of Noir (Spillane)
A Century of Noir
Spillane
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Chinatown Death Cloud (Malmont)
Chinatown Death Cloud
Malmont
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City of Refuge (Kitakata)
City of Refuge
Kitakata
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Cliff Diver (Carmen Amato)
Cliff Diver
Carmen Amato
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The Concrete Maze (Steven Torres)
The Concrete Maze
Steven Torres
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Crime Partners (Donald Goines)
Crime Partners
Donald Goines
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The Damsel (Richard Stark)
The Damsel
Richard Stark
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Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage
David Goodis
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The Dark Tunnel (Kenneth Millar)
The Dark Tunnel
Kenneth Millar
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Dead Things (Stephen Blackmoore)
Dead Things
Stephen Blackmoore
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Dead Time (Eleanor Taylor Bland)
Dead Time
Eleanor Taylor Bland
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Dead to Me (Mary McCoy)
Dead to Me
Mary McCoy
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Death of a Red Heroine (Qiu Xiaolong)
Death of a Red Heroine
Qiu Xiaolong
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
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Die a Little (Megan Abbott)
Die a Little
Megan Abbott
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
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Dope (Sara Gran)
Dope
Sara Gran
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
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Dragonfish (Vu Tran)
Dragonfish
Vu Tran
33
Drive (James Sallis)
Drive
James Sallis
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The Expendable Man (Dorothy B. Hughes)
The Expendable Man
Dorothy B. Hughes
35
Fade Out (Suma)
Fade Out
Suma
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The Fade Out Act 1 (Ed Brubaker)
The Fade Out Act 1
Ed Brubaker
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Fatale: Death Chases Me
Fatale: Death Chases Me
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Film Noir Reader (Alain Silver)
Film Noir Reader
Alain Silver
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Fool's Gold (Dolores Hitchens)
Fool's Gold
Dolores Hitchens
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Generation Loss (Elizabeth Hand)
Generation Loss
Elizabeth Hand
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