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

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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52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
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Alex McKnight Series (Hamilton)
Alex McKnight Series (Hamilton)
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Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
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American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
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The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
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Bandits
Bandits
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Be Cool
Be Cool
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Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
Beast in View (Margaret Millar)
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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 (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
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The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
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Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
Black Alibi (Cornell Woolrich)
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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 Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Curtain (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
The Black Ice (Michael Connelly)
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The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
The Black Path of Fear (Cornell Woolrich)
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The Blank Wall (Elisabeth Sanxay Holding)
The Blank Wall (Elisabeth Sanxay Holding)
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Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
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The Blunderer (Patricia Highsmith)
The Blunderer (Patricia Highsmith)
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Bordersnakes (James Crumley)
Bordersnakes (James Crumley)
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The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black (Woolrich)
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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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Cape Fear (John D. MacDonald)
Cape Fear (John D. MacDonald)
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City Primeval (Elmore Leonard)
City Primeval (Elmore Leonard)
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Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine (Ellroy)
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Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time (Fusilli)
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The Cold Six Thousand (James Ellroy)
The Cold Six Thousand (James Ellroy)
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The Dain Curse (Dashiell Hammett)
The Dain Curse (Dashiell Hammett)
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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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Dead Calm (Charles Williams)
Dead Calm (Charles Williams)
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Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
Deadline at Dawn (Cornell Woolrich)
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
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Doll (Ed McBain)
Doll (Ed McBain)
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
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Down There (David Goodis)
Down There (David Goodis)
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