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Hard Boiled : 100 Great Crime/ Detective/ Noir Novels

A literature teacher's 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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"A" Is for Alibi (Grafton)
"A" Is for Alibi (Grafton)
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52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
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American Tabloid
American Tabloid
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The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
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Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
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Berlin Noir
Berlin Noir
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The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
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The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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The Black Angel (Woolrich)
The Black Angel (Woolrich)
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Black Cherry Blues (1989)
Black Cherry Blues (1989)
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The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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The Body Farm (Patricia Cornwell)
The Body Farm (Patricia Cornwell)
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Bordersnakes (James Crumley)
Bordersnakes (James Crumley)
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The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black
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Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
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Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
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The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
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Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
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The Chimney Sweeper'S Boy (Barbara Vine)
The Chimney Sweeper'S Boy (Barbara Vine)
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Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine (Ellroy)
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Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time (Fusilli)
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A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
A Cold Day in Paradise (Steve Hamilton)
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
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The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
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A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
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A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye
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Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
Darker Than Amber (MacDonald)
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The Deep Blue Good-By
The Deep Blue Good-By
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
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The Drowning Pool
The Drowning Pool
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Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
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Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
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The Getaway
The Getaway
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Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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