The Best of Hard-boiled/Noir Books

Dive into the gritty world of hard-boiled and noir books with our curated list of the best titles. Discover classic and modern crime fiction filled with tough detectives, dark alleys, and twisted plots.

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Die a little

 

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Queenpin

by Megan Abbott

By the author of Dare Me and The End of Everything A young woman hired to keep the books at a down-at-the-heels nightclub is taken …
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The Mike Hammer collection

 

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The Mike Hammer collection.

 

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The Long Goodbye

by Raymond Chandler

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the …
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The Big Sleep

by Raymond Chandler

The renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe. • Featuring the iconic character that …
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The simple art of murder

 

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Farewell, My Lovely

by Raymond Chandler

The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character …
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The High Window

by Raymond Chandler

Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's third novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean …
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The Lady in the Lake

by Raymond Chandler

Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's fourth novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). In The Lady in the Lake, hardboiled …
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Trouble Is My Business

by Raymond Chandler

A private detective is hired to break up an unsuitable romance, find a missing dog, solve a murder, search for an ex-con's lost girlfriend, ransom …
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The Continental Op

by Dashiell Hammett

Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continetal Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. In these stories the Op …
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The Maltese Falcon

by Dashiell Hammett

FEATURING THE CHARACTER THAT INSPIRED THE AMC SERIES MONSIEUR SPADE STARRING CLIVE OWEN ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL …
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Red Harvest

by Dashiell Hammett

From one of the great pioneers of detective stories, a classic novel reissued with a new introduction by S.A. Cosby The steadfast and sturdy Continental …
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Nightmare Town

 

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The Thin Man

by Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett's classic The Thin Man introduced the world to Nick and Nora Charles, further made famous by the popular Thin Man films. With a …
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The Glass Key

by Dashiell Hammett

From one of the great pioneers of detective stories, a classic tale reissued with a new introduction by Laura Lippmann Ned Beaumont is a gambler …
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The Big Knockover

 

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The Dain Curse

by Dashiell Hammett

From one of the great pioneers of detective stories, a classic novel reissued with a new introduction by Amor Towles When eight diamonds are stolen …
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The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories

by James M. Cain

These three classics from the master of the noir novel, along with five otherwise unavailable short stories, are electric with the taut narrative voice, the …
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Savage Night

by Jim Thompson

Is Carl Bigelow a fresh-faced college kid looking for a room, or is he a poised hit man tracking down his victim? And if Carl …
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