Great 1930s & 1940s Reads

A Listmania! list by James Davis (Ibiza, Spain)
 
The Thin Man (Essential Penguin)
1.  The Thin Man (Essential Penguin) by Dashiell Hammett
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  "Nick and Nora, plus Aster  - a great martini soaked crime caper!"
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Epitaph for a Spy
2.  Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler
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  "Ambler's books are great, real sense of place in time and this one's a cracker."
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Noho
3.  Noho by James Davis
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  "From Soho's drinking dives and jazz dens to The Savoy in this 1930s period thriller"
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The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pocket Penguin Classics)
4.  The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pocket Penguin Classics) by John Buchan
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  "Britain pre WW11 and the tension of the time is captured brilliantly."
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The Berlin Novels: "Mr Norris Changes Trains", "Goodbye to Berlin"
5.  The Berlin Novels: "Mr Norris Changes Trains", "Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood
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  "Berlin's 1930s cabaret days from someone that was there."
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Carrol Gibbons Calls the Tunes
6.  Carrol Gibbons Calls the Tunes by Carroll Gibbons
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  "Not a book, but Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans with great tunes from the era."
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Gilda [DVD]
7.  Gilda [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Rita Hayworth at her best in one of the greatest noir films of the genre."
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Full Dark House (Bryant & May 1)
8.  Full Dark House (Bryant & May 1) by Christopher Fowler
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  "Blitz detectives in a thrilling read."
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Berlin Noir ('March Violets', 'The Pale Criminal' and 'A German Requiem') (Penguin Crime/Mystery)
9.  Berlin Noir ('March Violets', 'The Pale Criminal' and 'A German Requiem') (Penguin Crime/Mystery) by Philip Kerr
The list author says:
  "Great sense of time, place, pace and drama."
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Stratton's War
10.  Stratton's War by Laura Wilson
The list author says:
  "Murder and espionage mingle in London."
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The Black Dahlia
11.  The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
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  "Read the book, see the movie. Enjoy."
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
12.  The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Lee Burke
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  "Scandalous at the time of publication and still holds the power to shock."
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The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction)
13.  The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction) by Raymond Chandler
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  "A classic. Period."
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Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics)
14.  Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Farcical brilliance by a master."
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Atonement
15.  Atonement by Ian McEwan
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  "Just a great book and a great film."
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Uncommon Danger (Penguin Modern Classics)
16.  Uncommon Danger (Penguin Modern Classics) by Eric Ambler
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  "Another brilliant book from Ambler, a journalist smuggles an envelope over the Austrian border with dire consequences."
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