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Hard Boiled : 100 Great Crime/ Detective/ Noir Novels - Page 2

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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The Glass Key
The Glass Key
42
Glitz
Glitz
43
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
44
Gorky Park
Gorky Park
45
Hangover Square (Patrick Hamilton)
Hangover Square
Patrick Hamilton
46
Hard, Hard City (Fusilli)
Hard, Hard City
Fusilli
47
Hardcase (Dan Simmons)
Hardcase
Dan Simmons
48
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
HIGH SIERRA W R Burnett
49
The High Window
The High Window
50
The Hunter
The Hunter
51
I the Jury
I the Jury
52
I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man
53
I Wake Up Screaming (Steve Fisher)
I Wake Up Screaming
Steve Fisher
54
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (1993)
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (1993)
55
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Hughes
56
In a Strange City (Laura Lippman)
In a Strange City
Laura Lippman
57
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
58
The Killing (White)
The Killing
White
59
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly
Mickey Spillane
60
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
61
The Lady in the Lake
The Lady in the Lake
62
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
63
The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman
64
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
65
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
66
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
Joseph Kanon
67
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
68
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
Crumley
69
Miami Purity (Hendriks)
Miami Purity
Hendriks
70
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
71
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
72
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
NIGHT AND THE CITY Gerald Kersh
73
Nightfall (Goodis)
Nightfall
Goodis
74
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
75
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
Irish
76
The Poet
The Poet
77
POP.1280 (Jim Thompson)
POP.1280
Jim Thompson
78
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
79
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
80
Rear Window
Rear Window
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