The Assistant Murderer
By: Dashiell Hammett
3.44
Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition
A classic mystery from Dashiell Hammett.
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1. Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
By: Raymond Chandler
3.69
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
Collection of Chandler's short stories previously printed in Dime Detective, Black Mask, and The Sa… read more
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- mystery
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- short stories
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"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On night…"-Raymond Chandler, Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories
2. Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
By: Raymond Chandler
4.10
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at… read more
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"She was a cute as a washtub."-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
"It was a nice walk, if you liked grunting."-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket."-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
"The coffee shop smell was strong enough to build a garage on."-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
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
- mystery thriller
- detective
- fiction
"To say goodbye is to die a little."-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'm killing time and it's dying hard."-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 Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
By: James Ellroy
4.26
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
1950s Los Angeles: The City of Angels has become the city of the Angel of Death. Communist witch-hu… read more
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- mystery
- detective
- fiction
6. Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (Toby Peters, #2)
By: Stuart M. Kaminsky
4.03
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Someone had murdered a Munchkin. The little man was lying on his back in the middle of the yellow b… read more
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- audiobook
7. The Finger Man
By: Raymond Chandler
3.68
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
Raymond Chandler. The Finger Man. New York: Avon Books Murder Mystery Monthly, 1946. First edition … read more
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- mystery
- fiction
8. The Moving Target
By: Ross Macdonald
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshi… read more
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9. Trouble Is My Business
By: Raymond Chandler
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
In the four long stories in this collection, Marlowe is hired to protect a rich old guy from a gold… read more
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10. Never Cross a Vampire (Toby Peters, #5)
By: Stuart M. Kaminsky
4.18
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
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11. The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
A couple of missing wives--one a rich man's and one a poor man's--become the objects of Marlowe's i… read more
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12. Goldfish
By: Raymond Chandler
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Leander pearls were stolen nineteen years ago. The thief was caught, but the pearls were never … read more
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13. The Tuesday Night Club: A Short Story
By: Agatha Christie
4.08
Format: 96 pages,
Previously published in the print anthology The Thirteen Problems After a supper of canned lobster … read more
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14. A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
By: Ellis Peters
4.39
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ellis Peters' introduction to the murderous medieval world of Brother Cadfael... A Morbid Taste for… read more
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15. Bullet for a Star (Toby Peters, #1)
By: Stuart M. Kaminsky
3.75
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Hard-boiled Hollywood detective Toby Peters finds himself hobnobbing with the luminaries of the sil… read more
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16. The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin… read more
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17. 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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18. The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
By: James Ellroy
4.10
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Holl… read more
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19. The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
By: Raymond Chandler
4.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Chandler's 5th novel has Philip Marlowe going to Hollywood as he explores the underworld of glitter… read more
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20. L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
By: James Ellroy
3.66
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as crooked as the criminals. Six prisoner… read more
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21. The Tragedy at Freyne
By: Anthony Gilbert
4.11
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
When Sir Simon Chandos is found poisoned in his library, with a confession in front of him and a ph… read more
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- mystery thriller
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22. Rich Waters (Jason Rich #2)
By: Robert Bailey
4.48
Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition
A Wall Street Journal bestseller. From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey comes … read more
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- audiobook
23. Strangers on a Train
By: Patricia Highsmith
3.73
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
" Strangers on a Train has lost none of its power to disturb…We will likely be reading Patricia Hig… read more
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"The word “marriage"-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
"I know that Southern redhead type,"-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
"The train tore along with an angry, irregular rhythm."-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
"I like to drink when I travel. It enhances things, don’t you think?"-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
24. The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)
By: Lawrence Block
3.78
Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition
Suppose you’re Bernie Rhodenbarr. You’ve got a dream job, running your own cozy secondhand books… read more
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25. Agatha Christie Premium Collection
By: Agatha Christie
4.48
Format: 1334 pages, Kindle Edition
This ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at … read more
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26. Spanish Blood
By: Raymond Chandler
3.24
Format: None pages, None
A thrilling collection of short crime stories by the master of the hard-boiled mystery. Raymond Cha… read more
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27. The Assistant Murderer
By: Dashiell Hammett
3.44
Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition
A classic mystery from Dashiell Hammett. read more
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- hard boiled
- short stories
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- mystery
- audiobook
28. A Saucer of Loneliness
By: Theodore Sturgeon
4.00
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Theodore Sturgeon's masterpiece short story. read more
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29. Nevada-Gas
By: Raymond Chandler
3.22
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Schußwechsel und Wortgefechte nach bester Chandler-Manier Es wird seine letzte Fahrt: Der Star-Anw… read more
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"I like games of chance, including women."-Raymond Chandler, Nevada-Gas
30. Five Sinister Characters
By: Raymond Chandler
4.47
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Raymond Chandler. Five Sinister Characters. New York: Avon Books Murder Mystery Monthly, 1939. Firs… read more
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31. The King in Yellow - a Philip Marlowe / Steve Grayce Short Story (Steve Grayce)
By: Raymond Chandler
3.28
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
The short story by Raymond Chandler begins with a musician waking up the whole floor in a hotel lat… read more
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