Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction

1.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,213 ratings
2.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,182 ratings
3.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,497 ratings
4.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,868 ratings
5.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,106 ratings
6.
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity 4.06 avg rating — 27,750 ratings
7.
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 27,281 ratings
8.
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,726 ratings
9.
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1)
Red Harvest (The Continental Op #1) 3.95 avg rating — 29,075 ratings
10.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,517 ratings
11.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,388 ratings
12.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,950 ratings
13.
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 24,727 ratings
14.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,330 ratings
15.
The Talented Mr Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,488 ratings
16.
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 18,416 ratings
17.
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) 4.20 avg rating — 19,746 ratings
18.
The Grifters
The Grifters 3.93 avg rating — 11,969 ratings
19.
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating — 11,875 ratings
20.
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 18,144 ratings
21.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 3.86 avg rating — 11,219 ratings
22.
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train 3.72 avg rating — 36,822 ratings
23.
The Glass Key
The Glass Key 3.92 avg rating — 13,388 ratings
24.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,357 ratings
25.
The Hunter (Parker, #1)
The Hunter (Parker, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 13,928 ratings
26.
Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8)
Trouble Is My Business (Philip Marlowe, #8) 4.06 avg rating — 12,876 ratings
27.
The Continental Op
The Continental Op 4.14 avg rating — 6,569 ratings
28.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating — 10,369 ratings
29.
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,564 ratings
30.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating — 10,534 ratings
31.
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)
A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,252 ratings
32.
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,657 ratings
33.
The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1)
The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 4,942 ratings
34.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.91 avg rating — 7,169 ratings
35.
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black 3.87 avg rating — 2,741 ratings
36.
White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
37.
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2)
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2) 4.03 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
38.
The Chill (Lew Archer, #11)
The Chill (Lew Archer, #11) 4.07 avg rating — 4,658 ratings
39.
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4)
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 41,498 ratings
40.
The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2)
The Dain Curse (The Continental Op #2) 3.79 avg rating — 8,313 ratings
41.
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1)
The Last Good Kiss (C.W. Sughrue, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 8,495 ratings
42.
Rear Window
Rear Window 3.98 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
43.
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 32,252 ratings
44.
Shadow Roll (A Sam Russo Mystery, #1)
Shadow Roll (A Sam Russo Mystery, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,227 ratings
45.
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1)
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 6,592 ratings
46.
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1)
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 7,428 ratings
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Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther #1-3)
Berlin Noir: March Violets / The Pale Criminal / A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 11,433 ratings
48.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,126 ratings
49.
The Galton Case (Lew Archer, #8)
The Galton Case (Lew Archer, #8) 4.07 avg rating — 4,129 ratings
50.
The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 46,630 ratings
51.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.12 avg rating — 8,476 ratings
52.
The Guards (Jack Taylor, #1)
The Guards (Jack Taylor, #1)
by: Ken Bruen
3.83 avg rating — 6,918 ratings
53.
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet 3.90 avg rating — 4,658 ratings
54.
Savages (Savages #2)
Savages (Savages #2) 3.86 avg rating — 20,271 ratings
55.
The Outfit (Parker, #3)
The Outfit (Parker, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 9,406 ratings
56.
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black 3.95 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
57.
Good Dog, Bad Dog (A Sam Russo Mystery, #2)
Good Dog, Bad Dog (A Sam Russo Mystery, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,078 ratings
58.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,793 ratings
59.
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone 3.86 avg rating — 38,152 ratings
60.
I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man 3.84 avg rating — 1,356 ratings
61.
Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3)
Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 5,581 ratings
62.
The Man with the Getaway Face (Parker, #2)
The Man with the Getaway Face (Parker, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 6,312 ratings
63.
Grifter's Game
Grifter's Game 3.68 avg rating — 3,170 ratings
64.
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)
In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 10,823 ratings
65.
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2)
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 7,420 ratings
66.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley 3.82 avg rating — 7,074 ratings
67.
The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures #1)
The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures #1) 3.70 avg rating — 478 ratings
68.
Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder, #5)
Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder, #5) 4.15 avg rating — 7,232 ratings
69.
The Girl in the Next Room (A Sam Russo Mystery, #3)
The Girl in the Next Room (A Sam Russo Mystery, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 1,029 ratings
70.
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7) 3.81 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
71.
Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects 4.01 avg rating — 1,179,108 ratings
72.
A Hell of a Woman
A Hell of a Woman 3.94 avg rating — 3,776 ratings
73.
Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley #1)
Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley #1) 3.90 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
74.
The Big Clock
The Big Clock 3.84 avg rating — 2,650 ratings
75.
Pick-Up
Pick-Up 4.01 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
76.
Sin City, Vol. 4: That Yellow Bastard (Sin City, #4)
Sin City, Vol. 4: That Yellow Bastard (Sin City, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 26,352 ratings
77.
Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder
Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder 4.16 avg rating — 390 ratings
78.
Nightmare Town: Stories
Nightmare Town: Stories 4.05 avg rating — 2,295 ratings
79.
Laura
Laura 3.97 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
80.
Drive (Drive, #1)
Drive (Drive, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 9,863 ratings
81.
Three to Kill
Three to Kill 3.88 avg rating — 1,221 ratings
82.
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6)
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 75,278 ratings
83.
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mike Hammer #6)
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mike Hammer #6) 3.67 avg rating — 1,513 ratings
84.
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s 4.38 avg rating — 486 ratings
85.
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 106,937 ratings
86.
Clandestine
Clandestine 3.73 avg rating — 4,281 ratings
87.
He Died With His Eyes Open
He Died With His Eyes Open 3.74 avg rating — 2,512 ratings
88.
The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer, #15)
The Goodbye Look (Lew Archer, #15) 3.95 avg rating — 1,771 ratings
89.
Right as Rain (Derek Strange & Terry Quinn #1)
Right as Rain (Derek Strange & Terry Quinn #1) 3.88 avg rating — 5,355 ratings
90.
Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5)
Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 23,471 ratings
91.
Queenpin
Queenpin 3.75 avg rating — 4,957 ratings
92.
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)
The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 19,504 ratings
93.
Dark Passage
Dark Passage 3.96 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
94.
City of Champions
City of Champions 3.71 avg rating — 85 ratings
95.
The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)
The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14) 4.19 avg rating — 63,865 ratings
95.
Eloise - Loving a Sociopath
Eloise - Loving a Sociopath 4.02 avg rating — 125 ratings
97.
The Underground Man (Lew Archer, #16)
The Underground Man (Lew Archer, #16) 3.94 avg rating — 2,541 ratings
98.
The Ivory Grin (Lew Archer, #4)
The Ivory Grin (Lew Archer, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 2,697 ratings
99.
The Zebra-Striped Hearse (Lew Archer, #10)
The Zebra-Striped Hearse (Lew Archer, #10) 4.10 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
100.
Phantom Lady (Definitive Series)
Phantom Lady (Definitive Series) 3.93 avg rating — 888 ratings
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