My favourite US detective/mystery books

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A Catskill Eagle (Spenser Novels (Dell))
1.  A Catskill Eagle (Spenser Novels (Dell)) by Robert B. Parker
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  "A wonderful action-adventure story with likeable leads"
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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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  "The most distinctive tough detective"
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The Maltese Falcon (CRIME MASTERWORKS)
3.  The Maltese Falcon (CRIME MASTERWORKS) by Dashiell Hammett
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  "Another tough detective written by a former Pinkerton man"
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The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe Mysteries)
4.  The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe Mysteries) by Rex Stout
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  "Chief contender for the title of greatest US detective"
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Q B I (Queen's Bureau of Investigation)
5.  Q B I (Queen's Bureau of Investigation) by Ellery Queen
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  "An excellent collection of short stories"
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Mallory's Oracle
6.  Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell
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  "The best US police procedural ever written"
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Indemnity Only (A V. I. Warshawski novel)
7.  Indemnity Only (A V. I. Warshawski novel) by Sara Paretsky
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  "A new US detective form the tough female private eye"
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Wild Kat (Kat Colorado Mysteries)
8.  Wild Kat (Kat Colorado Mysteries) by Karen Kijewski
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  "Another tough female private eye"
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Postmortem (A Scarpetta Novel)
9.  Postmortem (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell
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  "A different take on the police procedural"
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Bootlegger's Daughter
10.  Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret Maron
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  "A new sort of detective - a female judge"
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