American Detective novels (mostly of the hardboiled variety)

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Dashiell Hammett: Complete Novels (Library of America)
1.  Dashiell Hammett: Complete Novels (Library of America) by Dashiell Hammett
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  "The master. He started it all. Check out Red Harvest."
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Big Sleep and Other Novels (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  The Big Sleep and Other Novels (Penguin Modern Classics) by Raymond Chandler
The list author says:
  "Another founder of the genre. Check out The Long Goodbye."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

White Jazz
3.  White Jazz by James Ellroy
The list author says:
  "The leading light of American hardboiled. The 4 novels of the L.A. quartet can't be topped."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The Collection: "Wrong Case", "Last Good Kiss" and "Dancing Bear"
4.  The Collection: "Wrong Case", "Last Good Kiss" and "Dancing Bear" by James Crumley
The list author says:
  "I fell on my ass I was so gobsmacked when I read this. All his stuff is good, but the earlier stuff is the best."
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Bad Boy (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
5.  Bad Boy (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by Jim Thompson
The list author says:
  "Thompson is one of the greats. He pushed hardboiled to new heights often using twisten anti-heroes as protagonists. This is an autobiography of his hectic life."
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The Lew Archer Omnibus, Volume 3: "Ivory Grin", "Galton Case", "Blue Hammer" (Allison & Busby Crime): "Ivory Grin", "Galton Case", "Blue Hammer" v. 3
6.  The Lew Archer Omnibus, Volume 3: "Ivory Grin", "Galton Case", "Blue Hammer" (Allison & Busby Crime): "Ivory Grin", "Galton Case", "Blue Hammer" v. 3 by Ross Macdonald
The list author says:
  "Gripping stuff. Some of the stories in here are lessons in detective fiction writing, or lessons in writing, period."
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Sunset Limited
7.  Sunset Limited by James Lee Burke
The list author says:
  "All the Dave Robicheaux books are great."
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Maria's Girls (Mask Noir)
8.  Maria's Girls (Mask Noir) by Jerome Charyn
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  "Charyn's fiction is unique. Unfortunately, lot's of stuff is out of print."
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Tell it to the Birds
9.  Tell it to the Birds by James Hadley Chase
The list author says:
  "This is just one among others. You're usually guaranteed a good read."
£6.29   Used & New from: £4.91

Talking God (Jim Chee Novels)
10.  Talking God (Jim Chee Novels) by Tony Hillerman
The list author says:
  "Chill-out ethnological detective fiction in Navajo environment."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Cut Numbers
11.  Cut Numbers by Nick Tosches
The list author says:
  "An inspired Rock critic, Tosches can also write a mean hardboiled novel."
£13.68   Used & New from: £0.01

No Beast So Fierce
12.  No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker
The list author says:
  "An insider view of the criminal world by an ex-con makes a compelling narrative."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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City of the Dead
13.  City of the Dead by Herbert H. Lieberman
The list author says:
  "A bleak work indeed. Pity it's out of print !"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The Kinky Friedman Crime Club
14.  The Kinky Friedman Crime Club by Kinky Friedman
The list author says:
  "A 70s country musician turns writer. Not really hardboiled at all, actually, more of a who-done-it, but makes a pleasant enough read anyway."
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