6 must-read crime books like Ascenseur pour l'échafaud by Noël Calef

Cover of Ascenseur pour l'échafaud by Noël Calef

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

By: Noël Calef

3.55

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Un homme commet un crime parfait. C'est-à-dire qu'il élimine littéralement toute pas de témoin vis…

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Cover of First Love by Constance Garnett, Ivan Turgenev

1. First Love

By: Constance Garnett , Ivan Turgenev

3.77

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

Used book in good condition, due to its age it could contain normal signs of use read more

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  • fiction
"Jealous Othello, ready for murder, was suddenly transformed into a schoolboy."

-Constance Garnett, First Love

"I did not want to know whether I was loved, and I did not want to acknowledge to myself that I was not loved;"

-Constance Garnett, First Love

"I should not wish ever to have it repeated; but I should consider myself unhappy if I had never experienced it."

-Constance Garnett, First Love

"Aprovéchate todo lo que puedas, pero no te entregues tú mismo: el sentido de la vida es no pertenecer a nadie más que a si mismo."

-Constance Garnett, First Love

Cover of Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1) by Georges Simenon, David Bellos

2. 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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  • france
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
"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)

Cover of The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq, Frank Wynne

3. The Elementary Particles

By: Michel Houellebecq , Frank Wynne

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An international literary phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel–pa… read more

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  • france
  • fiction
"It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles

"He doesn't know it yet, but the infinity of childhood is brief."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles

"The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles

"J'aurais pu adhérer au Front National, mais à quoi bon manger de la choucroute avec des cons?"

-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles

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4. As a Man Grows Older

By: Italo Svevo , James Lasdun

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Not so long ago Emilio Brentani was a promising young author. Now he is an insurance agent on the f… read more

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  • fiction
"Visto che non gli era permesso di cercare Angiolina, il meglio che gli restava da fare era d'attaccarsi a chi nel suo pensiero era perennemente legato a lei."

-Italo Svevo, As a Man Grows Older

"Ma, assorbito da quella musica, il suo grande dolore si coloriva, diveniva ancora più importante, pur facendosi semplice, puro, perché mondate d'ogni avvilimento."

-Italo Svevo, As a Man Grows Older

"Egli la vide dinanzi a sé come su un altare, la personificazione del pensiero e del dolore e l'amò sempre, se amore è ammirazione e desiderio. Ella rappresentava tutto quello di nobile ch'egli in que…"

-Italo Svevo, As a Man Grows Older

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5. The Kreutzer Sonata

By: Doris Lessing , Leo Tolstoy , Isai Kamen

3.87

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partne… read more

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  • fiction
"In a large city the unhappy feel their sadness less acutely."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

"It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

"Yes, man is much worse than the animal when he does not live like a man."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

"Удивительное дело, какая полная бывает иллюзия того, что красота есть добро."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

Cover of Maigret and the Millionaires by Jean Stewart, Georges Simenon

6. Maigret and the Millionaires

By: Jean Stewart , Georges Simenon

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In the George V, a Paris Luxuary Hotel, a world celebrity has been found drowned in his bathtub, no… read more

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  • france
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
Cover of The Sleeping Car Murders by Sébastien Japrisot, Francis Price

7. The Sleeping Car Murders

By: Sébastien Japrisot , Francis Price

3.76

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

A beautiful young woman lies sprawled on her berth in the sleeping car of the night train from Mars… read more

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  • crime
  • france
  • fiction
Cover of The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret #7) by Georges Simenon, Linda Coverdale

8. The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret #7)

By: Georges Simenon , Linda Coverdale

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Georges Simenon's riveting tale of deception in an isolated community, part of Penguin's series of … read more

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  • france
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction

9. 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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10. The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.15

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

Dear Reader, If you have just picked up this book, then it is not too late to put it back down. Lik… read more

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11. Vertigo

By: Geoffrey Sainsbury , Boileau-Narcejac

4.29

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

L'histoire se deroule en France, durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Flavieres, ancien inspecteur de… read more

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12. 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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13. Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)

By: Agatha Christie

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now th… read more

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14. Time Shelter

By: Georgi Gospodinov

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov has enthralled readers around the world with his l… read more

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  • fiction
"Има ли миналото срок на годност?"

-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

"Time feeds on us. We are food for time."

-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

"Ако не сме в нечия памет, има ли ни изобщо?"

-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

"There is no time machine except the human being."

-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

Cover of Căpitanul Apostolescu şi dubla enigmă (Căpitanul Apostolescu #3) by Horia Tecuceanu

15. Căpitanul Apostolescu şi dubla enigmă (Căpitanul Apostolescu #3)

By: Horia Tecuceanu

4.15

Format: None pages, None

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Cover of The Cellars of the Majestic (Maigret, #20) by Georges Simenon

16. The Cellars of the Majestic (Maigret, #20)

By: Georges Simenon

3.75

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

'Try to imagine a guest, a wealthy woman, staying at the Majestic with her husband, her son, a nurs… read more

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  • france
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
Cover of Tears are for Angels (Black Gat Books Book 24) by Paul Connolly

17. Tears are for Angels (Black Gat Books Book 24)

By: Paul Connolly

4.18

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

TEARS ARE FOR ANGELSWhen Jean finds Harry London, there isn’t much left of the man. He lives alone … read more

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18. Moartea vine pe banda de magnetofon

By: Haralamb Zincă

4.07

Format: 276 pages, None

Domnule Stamatiad, ti-a sunat ceasul! E timpul sa-ti primesti pedeapsa si sa mori. Cand, unde si in… read more

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19. Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

By: Noël Calef

3.55

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Un homme commet un crime parfait. C'est-à-dire qu'il élimine littéralement toute pas de témoin vis… read more

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  • france
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
Cover of Frenzy of Evil (Black Gat Book) by Henry Kane

20. Frenzy of Evil (Black Gat Book)

By: Henry Kane

3.74

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

FRENZY OF EVIL Jonathan Joseph Carson—Jonathan Joe to his friends—has reached the pinnacle of succe… read more

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11 Top fiction books like Ascenseur pour l'échafaud by Noël Calef

Transform Your Habits

First Love

Constance Garnett , Ivan Turgenev

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)

Georges Simenon , David Bellos

3.47

Transform Your Habits

The Elementary Particles

Michel Houellebecq , Frank Wynne

3.80

Transform Your Habits

As a Man Grows Older

Italo Svevo , James Lasdun

3.49

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9 Best mystery books like Moartea vine pe banda de magnetofon by Haralamb Zincă

Transform Your Habits

Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)

Agatha Christie

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)

Agatha Christie

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)

Agatha Christie

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot, #37)

Agatha Christie

3.96

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