The Big Book of the Continental Op
By: Dashiell Hammett
4.32
Format: 733 pages, Paperback
For the first time ever in one volume, all 28 stories plus one unfinished and 2 serialized novels s…
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1. The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
By: Otto Penzler
4.16
Format: 1168 pages, Paperback
The biggest, the boldest, the most comprehensive collection of Pulp writing ever assembled. Weig… read more
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- mystery thriller
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- short stories
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2. A Lost Lady
By: Willa Cather , A.S. Byatt
3.72
Format: 167 pages, Paperback
Marian Forrester is the symbolic flower of the Old American West. She draws her strength from that … read more
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- classics
- 20th century
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"Tears flashed into her eyes. "That's very dear of you. It's sweet to be remembered when one is away." In her voice there was the heart-breaking sweetness one sometimes hears in lovely, gentle old son…"-Willa Cather, A Lost Lady
"Under the bluffs that overhung the marsh he came upon thickets of wild roses, with flaming buds, just beginning to open. Where they had opened, their petals were stained with that burning rose-colour…"-Willa Cather, A Lost Lady
"He had seen the end of an era, the sunset of the pioneer. He had come upon it when already its glory was nearly spent. So in the buffalo times a traveller used to come upon the embers of a hunter's f…"-Willa Cather, A Lost Lady
3. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.95
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more
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"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
4. The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
By: Raymond Chandler
4.19
Format: 379 pages, Paperback
Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out… read more
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- mystery thriller
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- noir
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"To say goodbye is to die a little."-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
"I'm killing time and it's dying hard."-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
"I'm a native son, born in Santa Rosa."-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
"I was as hollow and empty as the spaces between stars."-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
5. The Power Elite
By: C. Wright Mills , Alan Wolfe
4.15
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
First published in 1956, The Power Elite stands as a contemporary classic of social science and soc… read more
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"People with advantages are loathe to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently worthy of what they possess; they come to believe…"-C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite
"Perhaps J. P. Morgan did as a child have very severe feelings of inadequacy, perhaps his father did believe that he would not amount to anything; perhaps this did effect in him an inordinate drive fo…"-C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite
"El humanista, por ejemplo, puede concebir la élite no como un plano o categoría social, sino como el conjunto de los individuos dispersos que intentan superarse a sí mismos y que, en consecuencia, so…"-C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite
"The idea that the millionaire finds nothing but a sad, empty place at the top of this society; the idea that the rich do not know what to do with their money; the idea that the successful become fill…"-C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite
6. The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)
By: Georges Simenon , David Coward
3.65
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
What was the woman doing here? Why was her body found in a stable, wearing pearl earrings, a stylis… read more
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- mystery thriller
- detective
- classics
- noir
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- mystery
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7. Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
By: Georges Simenon , David Bellos
3.47
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
The first novel in the famous Inspector Maigret series. What Maigret sought, and what he waited … read more
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"Sono cose di cui non ci si vanta, cose che a parlarne farebbero sorridere e che pure richiedono una certa dose di eroismo."-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
"Arrivava solido come il granito, e da quel momento pareva che tutto dovesse spezzarsi contro di lui, sia che avanzasse, sia che restasse piantato sulle gambe leggermente divaricate."-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
8. The Masque of the Red Death
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.06
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- classics
- short stories
"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
9. The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
By: Lester Dent , Hank Searls , John D. MacDonald , Ray Cummings , Brett Halliday , Cornell Woolrich , Fredric Brown , Wyatt Blassingame , Norvell W. Page , Steve Fisher , Frank Gruber , Richard Connell , William Cole , Richard Sale , Otto Penzler , Day Keene , Richard Deming , Hugh B. Cave , Frederick Nebel , Robert Reeves , Theodore A. Tinsley , Julius Long , Stewart Sterling , William Campbell Gault , Carroll John Daly , Merle Constiner , Frederick C. Davis , Dwight V. Babcock , Bruno Fischer , Keith Alan Deutsch , None , None , None , None , Raoul Whitfield , None , None , None , Cleve F. Adams , W.T. Ballard , None , None , None , None , Milton K. Ozaki , None , Norbert Davis , None , None , D.L. Champion , George Harmon Coxe
4.00
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication… read more
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- pulp
- short stories
- noir
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
10. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
By: Edgar Allan Poe
2.83
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer. In… read more
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- fiction
- classics
- short stories
11. The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
By: H.P. Lovecraft , Robert E. Howard , Gary Gianni , Salvador Sanz , Elvio E. Gandolfo
3.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
With Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twenti… read more
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- short stories
- pulp
- fiction
12. VALIS (VALIS Trilogy, #1)
By: Philip K. Dick
3.44
Format: 220 pages,
VALISis the first book in Philip K. Dick's incomparable final trio of novels (the others being The … read more
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- fiction
13. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.84
Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more
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"But if you were investigating a crime,"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
14. Hunting for Hidden Gold (Hardy Boys, #5)
By: Franklin W. Dixon
3.72
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Timber wolves, a Rocky Mountain blizzard, and a mine cave-in are only a few of the perils Frank and… read more
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- fiction
15. The Postman Always Rings Twice
By: James M. Cain
3.72
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Cain's first novel - the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston and the inspiration for Camus's Th… read more
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- classics
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16. The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 1: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford
By: Roger Zelazny , Philip K. Dick , Steven Owen Godersky
3.68
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. … read more
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- classics
- short stories
17. Ubik
By: Philip K. Dick , Manuel Espín , None
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Glen Runciter está muerto. ¿O lo están todos los demás? Lo que es seguro es que alguien ha muerto e… read more
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- mystery
- classics
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"Hey,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"One of these days,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"My father told me what it used to feel like, waiting in the dentist's office. Every time the nurse opened the door you thought, It's happening. The thing I've been afraid of all my life."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
18. King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
By: H. Rider Haggard
3.79
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publ… read more
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- fiction
"A sharp spear," runs the Kukuana saying, "needs no polish."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Everything has an end, if only you live long enough to see it."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"When one can only do one thing well, one likes to keep up one’s reputation in that thing."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Take what life can give you, Ana, and do not trouble about the offerings which are laid in the tombs for time to crumble."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
19. Collected Stories
By: Raymond Chandler , John Bayley
3.79
Format: 368 pages,
The only complete edition of stories by the undisputed master of detective literature, collected he… read more
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20. Tropic Moon
By: Georges Simenon , Norman Rush , Marc Romano
2.50
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Newly translated for this edition. A young Frenchman, Joseph Timar, travels to Gabon carrying a let… read more
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21. The King in Yellow
By: Robert W. Chambers
3.55
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten i… read more
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- short stories
"Selby never knew why, but he suddenly began to buy flowers."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
"Strange in the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But Stranger still is Lost Carcosa."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
"I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth..."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
"No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented. His mind is a wonder chamber, from which he can extract treasures that you and I would give years of our life to acquire."-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
22. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
By: Tennessee Williams
4.06
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof first heated up Broadway in 1955 with its gothic American story of brothers v… read more
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- classics
- 20th century
- fiction
"BRICK [to the moon]: I envy you--you cool son of a bitch."-Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
"We mustn't scream at each other, the walls in this house have ears..."-Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
"Maggie, we're through with lies and liars in this house. Lock the door."-Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
"A drinking man's someone who wants to forget he isn't still young and believing"-Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
23. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
3.90
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more
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- classics
- pulp
- fiction
"Teach me to speak the language of men."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
24. The Mike Hammer Collection: Volume I
By: Max Allan Collins , Mickey Spillane
4.00
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
A Triple-Shot Anthology Fromthe Undisputed Master of Detective Fiction.In Mickey Spillane's classic… read more
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25. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
26. Afterlives
By: Abdulrazak Gurnah
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
While he was still a little boy, Ilyas was stolen from his parents by the German colonial troops. A… read more
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- fiction
"... the world always moves on despite the chaos and waste in its midst."-Abdulrazak Gurnah, Afterlives
"He suffered his small share of the unavoidable indignities of childhood."-Abdulrazak Gurnah, Afterlives
"I have nothing,’ he said. ‘Nor do I,’ she said. ‘We’ll have nothing together."-Abdulrazak Gurnah, Afterlives
27. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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28. Are Snakes Necessary?
By: Brian De Palma
3.22
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
When the beautiful young videographer offered to join his campaign, Senator Lee Rogers should’ve kn… read more
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- pulp
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- mystery
- crime
29. The Complete Crime Stories
By: James M. Cain
3.90
Format: 608 pages, Kindle Edition
Seventeen hardboiled crime stories from the “poet of the tabloid murder” and author of Double Indem… read more
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- mystery
- short stories
- crime
30. The Big Book of the Continental Op
By: Dashiell Hammett
4.32
Format: 733 pages, Paperback
For the first time ever in one volume, all 28 stories plus one unfinished and 2 serialized novels s… read more
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- 20th century
- mystery
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31. Conform To Deform: The Weird & Wonderful World Of Some Bizzare
By: Wesley Doyle
4.18
Format: 665 pages, Kindle Edition
The rise and fall of Some Bizzare—the label that introduced the world to Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, a… read more
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