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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
10
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
17
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black
18
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene
19
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
24
Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time
Fusilli
25
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
36
Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler
37
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
38
The Getaway
The Getaway
39
Ghosts of Belfast (Neville)
Ghosts of Belfast
Neville
40
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
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