Great Detective/Hardboiled Novels
Explore the best detective and hardboiled novels—gripping mysteries, gritty crime tales, and iconic sleuths. Discover must-read books for noir and detective fiction fans.
Book
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the …
Book
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
FEATURING THE CHARACTER THAT INSPIRED THE AMC SERIES MONSIEUR SPADE STARRING CLIVE OWEN ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL …
Book
The Far Side of the Dollar
by Ross Macdonald
In The Far Side of the Dollar, private investigator Lew Archer is looking for an unstable rich kid who has run away from an exclusive …
Item Not Found
ID: 0452277787
(Type: book)
Book
The Last Good Kiss
by James Crumley
C.W. Sughrue, a Montana private eye, is hired to track down a failing author and winds up searching for Betty Sue Flowers, a woman missing …
Book
Shoot the Piano Player
by David Goodis
Once upon a time Eddie played concert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs out honky-tonk for drunks in a dive in …
Book
Death of a Red Heroine
by Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong's Anthony Award-winning debut introduces Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police. A young “national model worker,” renowned for her adherence to the principles of …
Book
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
The bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and …
Item Not Found
ID: 0375713549
(Type: book)
Book
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
A hospitalized English policeman reconstructs historical evidence concerning Richard III's role in the murder of Edward IV's two sons.
Book
The Killer Inside Me
by Jim Thompson
In a small town in Texas there is a sheriff's deputy named Lou Ford, a man so dull that he lives in cliches, so good-natured …