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Essential Crime Fiction
A Listmania! list by David Irvine "Glasgow Images" (Glasgow)

1. The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction) by Raymond Chandler

The list author says:
	"Raymond Chandler remains the master of the hardboiled detective. Difficult to emulate, useless to try. Read all his Philip Marlowe book in order and you will be hooked for ever."

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2. The Lady in the Lake and Other Novels (Penguin Modern Classics) by Raymond Chandler

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	"Classic Chandler again."

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3. Devil in a Blue Dress (Five Star) by Walter Mosley

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	"Devil in a Blue Dress introduces us to the 50's LA of Easy Rawlins. Fresh from WWII and sacked from his job, Easy falls into a life of detective work in this classic "noir" tale."

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4. Dudley Smith Trio: The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential, White Jazz by James Ellroy

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	"I am glad I started off with this tryptych of stories by James Ellroy as I could not put this book down. Sadistic, vicious cops a plenty in this sprawling tale of LA cop corruption."

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(4 customer reviews)

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5. American Tabloid by James Ellroy

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	"'American Tabloid' is a stunning, visceral read. Ellroy's scatter gun text makes this a heart stopping book. Like nothing I have ever read."

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6. The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy

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	"Starts off where 'Amercan Tabloid' finished. Ellroy unleashes his gunshot style that makes this a cold, chilling read."

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7. Nine Mil by Robert Ryan

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	"Waiting for Hollywood to pick up on this one. Great (flawed) characters in this tale of money, gambling and Internet Porn."

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(4 customer reviews)

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