15 classic noir titles

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The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest
1.  The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest by Dashiel Hammett
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  "the classics of the classics, better than this you can't get"
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The Big Sleep and Other Novels (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  The Big Sleep and Other Novels (Penguin Modern Classics) by Raymond Chandler
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  "three of the best by Hammets heir."
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Double Indemnity (Crime Masterworks)
3.  Double Indemnity (Crime Masterworks) by James M. Cain
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  "Double crossings, betrayals and dark sex in smalltown America"
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The Killer Inside Me (Crime Masterworks)
4.  The Killer Inside Me (Crime Masterworks) by Jim Thompson
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  "jim thompson , the undisputed king of skid row noir"
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POP. 1280 (Crime Masterworks)
5.  POP. 1280 (Crime Masterworks) by Jim Thompson
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  "another Thompson gem, bleaker than this they don't come"
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The Harlem Cycle: "Rage in Harlem", "Real Cool Killers", "Crazy Kill" v. 1
6.  The Harlem Cycle: "Rage in Harlem", "Real Cool Killers", "Crazy Kill" v. 1 by Chester Himes
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  "An unforgettable picture of Harlem in the sixties"
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The Harlem Cycle: "Big Gold Dream", "All Shot Up", "Heat's on" v.2: "Big Gold Dream", "All Shot Up", "Heat's On" Vol 2
7.  The Harlem Cycle: "Big Gold Dream", "All Shot Up", "Heat's on" v.2: "Big Gold Dream", "All Shot Up", "Heat's On" Vol 2 by Chester Himes
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  "part 2 of the cycle by the black master"
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Midnight Classics)
8.  Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Midnight Classics) by Horace McCoy
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  "All the ingredients of classic noir : femme fatales, thugs, betrayals ..."
£7.99   Used & New from: £0.53

Miami Blues
9.  Miami Blues by Charles Willeford
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  "Recognition came late for Willford, but now he is widely granted as a master in the genre"
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The Asphalt Jungle (Film Ink)
10.  The Asphalt Jungle (Film Ink) by W.R. Burnett
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  "Burnett made a serie of brilliant noir novels ( high sierra, little ceasar,...) but this one is undiputedly his best."
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Get Carter
11.  Get Carter by Ted Lewis
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  "Noir English style, the north will rise again"
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The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus (A Penguin mystery)
12.  The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus (A Penguin mystery) by Cornell Woolrich
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  "Woolrich writings are a mirror of all the deceptions in his own miserable life, you can't get any more desperate than these novels."
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Thieves Like Us (Film Ink)
13.  Thieves Like Us (Film Ink) by Edward Anderson
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  "Small time crooks trying to escape their fate, but as in all good noir, the only escape is death"
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Build My Gallows High (Film Ink)
14.  Build My Gallows High (Film Ink) by Geoffrey Homes
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  "For once, the movie is better, but still a minor classic in it's own way"
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Nightmare Alley
15.  Nightmare Alley by W.L. Gresham
The list author says:
  "Crime at the carnival, one of the strangest and most obsessings books I 've ever read."
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