5 must-read pulp books like Strip for Violence by Ed Lacy

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Strip for Violence

By: Ed Lacy

3.75

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

She was an expensive call girl and spending a night with her came high. But he never figured on a p…

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Cover of The Black Mass of Brother Springer by James Sallis, Charles Willeford

1. The Black Mass of Brother Springer

By: James Sallis , Charles Willeford

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

"No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford" Elmore Leonard THE BLACK MASS OF BROTHE… read more

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  • mystery
  • pulp
"Money is the root of all goodness. To talk disparagingly about money is the privilege of those who have money. There are also those people who state matter-of-factly that "money isn't everything". Th…"

-James Sallis, The Black Mass of Brother Springer

Cover of A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. MacDonald

2. A Bullet for Cinderella

By: John D. MacDonald

4.02

Format: 191 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Her veneer was big city … but one look and you knew that Toni Rassell’s instincts were straight out… read more

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  • mystery
  • pulp
Cover of The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

3. The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.78

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Not long after Tarzan claims his hereditary title of Lord Greystoke and marries Jane, their infant … read more

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  • pulp
Cover of Falling Angel by James Crumley, William Hjortsberg, Ridley Scott

4. Falling Angel

By: James Crumley , William Hjortsberg , Ridley Scott

3.91

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of murder, mystery, and the occult, Falling Angel pits a tough New York privat… read more

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  • mystery
"Her wavy, shoulder-length hair was the colour of polished mahogany."

-James Crumley, Falling Angel

"I like your eyes when you get mad," I said. "They glow like embers."

-James Crumley, Falling Angel

"I was examining the perfumed, coloured candles guaranteed to bring good fortune with continued use when a lovely mocha-skinned girl came in from the back room and stood behind the counter. She wore a…"

-James Crumley, Falling Angel

Cover of The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Sonia Soto

5. The Club Dumas

By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte , Sonia Soto

0.00

Format: 798 pages, Paperback

A provocative literary thriller that playfully pays tribute to classic tales of mystery and adventu… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Rounding the Mark (Inspector Montalbano, #7) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

6. Rounding the Mark (Inspector Montalbano, #7)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

The earthy and urbane Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano casts his spell on more and more fans… read more

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  • mystery
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7. Owls Don't Blink

By: Erle Stanley Gardner , A.A. Fair

3.69

Format: None pages,

The sixth Donald Lam/Bertha Cool novel. read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Uncle Sagamore and His Girls by Charles   Williams

8. Uncle Sagamore and His Girls

By: Charles Williams

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's election season in Blossom County, and that means it's time for moonshine Educated at the race… read more

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9. Deliver Me from Dallas!

By: Charles Willeford

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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10. The Barbarous Coast

By: Ross Macdonald

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • mystery
Cover of I, the Jury  (Mike Hammer,  #1) by Mickey Spillane

11. I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1)

By: Mickey Spillane

4.33

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Here's Mickey Spillane and Mike Hammer in their roughest and readiest--a double-strength shot of se… read more

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  • mystery
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12. Mr Majestyk

By: Elmore Leonard

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Paperback

Once, Vincent Majestyk crashed through a jungle with an M-15 and a sack of grenades. Now he works u… read more

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  • mystery

13. Sideswipe: A Hoke Moseley Novel

By: Lawrence Block , Charles Willeford

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Hoke Moseley has had enough. Tired of struggling against alimony payments, two teenage daughters, a… read more

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14. Darker Than Amber (Travis McGee #7)

By: John D. MacDonald

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

A great bestseller starring Travis McGee, a real American hero--and maybe the star of a new movie f… read more

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15. Cats Prowl at Night

By: Erle Stanley Gardner , A.A. Fair

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

By the time he went to Cool and Lam for help, his luck had turned from bad to worse. The woman he w… read more

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16. The Hunter (Parker, #1)

By: Richard Stark

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more

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17. Double or Quits

By: Erle Stanley Gardner , A.A. Fair

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

While tracking down jewels stolen from a prominent doctor's safe, Donald Lam and Bertha Cool encoun… read more

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18. The Hot Spot

By: Charles Williams

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

A dark, brooding masterpiece of guilt, greed, and lust in a town ripe for felony. Madox wasn't all … read more

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19. Headhunters

By: Jo Nesbø , Don Bartlett

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he's a master of his profession. But one career simply c… read more

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20. The Shark-Infested Custard

By: Charles Willeford

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the master of Miami noir comes this tale of four regular guys living in a singles apartment bu… read more

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21. Wild Wives

By: Charles Willeford

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jake Blake is a private detective short on cash when he meets a rich and beautiful young woman look… read more

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22. The Dead Ringer

By: Fredric Brown

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Three murders were too many for Ed Hunter. Not even a dazzling redhead from the carnival's girl sho… read more

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23. The Fabulous Clipjoint

By: Fredric Brown

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

1948 Edgar Award Winner Ed Hunter is eighteen, and he isn't happy. He doesn't want to end up like h… read more

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24. Vengeance Is Mine (Mike Hammer, #3)

By: Mickey Spillane

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

He was a nice guy. Now he's dead. That's all Hammer knows about the stiff in the hotel room. But th… read more

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25. Fools Die On Friday

By: Erle Stanley Gardner , A.A. Fair

3.73

Format: 112 pages,

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26. The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

By: Jason Starr

3.64

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

DYING WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. Steven Blitz didn't think about his own safety when he saw the man… read more

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  • mystery
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27. Lowdown Road

By: Scott Von Doviak

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Join a road trip across 1970s America as two cousins make the heist of their lives and must avoid t… read more

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  • mystery
  • pulp
Cover of Bats Fly at Dusk by A.A. Fair

28. Bats Fly at Dusk

By: A.A. Fair

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Private detective Bertha Cool is hired by a blind man to find a girl hit by a car, a young woman wh… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Strip for Violence by Ed Lacy

29. Strip for Violence

By: Ed Lacy

3.75

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

She was an expensive call girl and spending a night with her came high. But he never figured on a p… read more

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  • mystery
  • pulp
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30. Homicidal Lady

By: Day Keene

3.06

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

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Cover of Fall Girl by Richard  Deming

31. Fall Girl

By: Richard Deming

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Velda toyed with men. Sometimes she gave them what they wanted - sometimes not. But her games were … read more

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