Nightmare Town
By: Dashiell Hammett , William F. Nolan , Colin Dexter
4.39
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Introduced by Colin Dexter, one of England's greatest writers of detective fiction, here are twenty…
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1. 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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"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)
2. Nightmare in Pink (Travis McGee, #2)
By: John D. MacDonald
3.91
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Travis McGee’s permanent address is the Busted Flush, Slip F-18, Bahia Mar, Lauderdale, and there i… read more
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3. The Signalman
By: Charles Dickens , Scott Cohn
3.66
Format: 56 pages, Paperback
Presents the tale of a young man who, after listening to an eccentric railroad signalman's predicti… read more
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- mystery
- short stories
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"Hallow! Below there!"-Charles Dickens, The Signalman
4. The Quick Red Fox (Travis McGee #4)
By: John D. MacDonald
3.83
Format: 28 pages,
'MacDonald had a huge influence on me . . . Reacher is like a fully detached version of Travis McGe… read more
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5. Playback (Philip Marlowe, #7)
By: Raymond Chandler
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
As Chandler's last novel opens, Philip Marlowe meets a well-endowed redhead as she disembarks from … read more
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- detective
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6. Nightmare Town
By: Dashiell Hammett , William F. Nolan , Colin Dexter
4.39
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Introduced by Colin Dexter, one of England's greatest writers of detective fiction, here are twenty… read more
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- detective
- hard boiled
- short stories
- noir
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
7. 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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- detective
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8. The Galton Case
By: Ross Macdonald
4.22
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
Almost twenty years have passed since Anthony Galton disappeared, along with a suspiciously streetw… read more
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9. The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
By: Patrick O'Brian
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
"O'Brian is one author who can put a spark of character into the sawdust of time, and The Ionian Mi… read more
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"Puddings, my dear sir?' cried Graham. Puddings. We trice 'em athwart the starboard gumbrils, when sailing by and large."-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
"I do not like to sound discontented neither,' said Pullings, 'nor to crab any ship I belong to; but between you and me, Doctor, between you and me, she is more what we call a floating coffin than a s…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
"Having taken proper notice of the complexity of the machine [...] the infinity of ropes and cords, the sails, the varying forces that act upon them, and the skill required to manage the whole, direct…"-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
"Oh well,' said Jack: and then, 'Did you ever meet Bach?' 'Which Bach?' 'London Bach.' 'Not I.' 'I did. He wrote some pieces for my uncle Fisher, and his young man copied them out fair. But they were …"-Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission (Aubrey & Maturin, #8)
10. The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2)
By: Richard Stark
3.72
Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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11. A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3)
By: John D. MacDonald
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
A beautiful woman calls Travis McGee to Arizona. She needs his help recovering the money that her g… read more
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12. 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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13. The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)
By: John D. MacDonald , Carl Hiaasen
3.98
Format: 240 pages,
TRAVIS McGEE He's a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knig… read more
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14. Early Autumn (Spenser, #7)
By: Robert B. Parker
3.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
A bitter divorce is only the beginning. First the father hires thugs to kidnap his son. Then the mo… read more
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15. 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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16. Cathedral
By: Raymond Carver
3.74
Format: 70 pages, Paperback
Raymond Carver's third collection of stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, including the cano… read more
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18. 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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19. Pop. 1280
By: Jim Thompson
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest cri… read more
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20. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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