Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction

101.
Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16)
Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16) 4.43 avg rating — 1,949 ratings
101.
London Boulevard
London Boulevard
by: Ken Bruen
3.75 avg rating — 1,344 ratings
103.
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40s
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40s 4.37 avg rating — 875 ratings
104.
A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)
A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9) 4.16 avg rating — 4,791 ratings
105.
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned 4.18 avg rating — 4,426 ratings
106.
A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10) 4.16 avg rating — 65,735 ratings
107.
Little Scarlet (Easy Rawlins #9)
Little Scarlet (Easy Rawlins #9) 4.07 avg rating — 4,804 ratings
107.
A Touch of Death
A Touch of Death 3.84 avg rating — 955 ratings
109.
Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6)
Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6) 3.90 avg rating — 3,065 ratings
110.
Black Wings Has My Angel
Black Wings Has My Angel 4.13 avg rating — 3,529 ratings
111.
Fast One
Fast One
by: Paul Cain
3.65 avg rating — 469 ratings
112.
Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music 3.76 avg rating — 11,507 ratings
113.
Fatale
Fatale 3.62 avg rating — 2,690 ratings
114.
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes 3.71 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
115.
Flood (Burke, #1)
Flood (Burke, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 3,992 ratings
116.
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice 3.79 avg rating — 36,951 ratings
117.
A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2)
A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2) 3.97 avg rating — 6,115 ratings
118.
Thieves Like Us
Thieves Like Us 3.68 avg rating — 812 ratings
119.
The Doomsters (Lew Archer, #7)
The Doomsters (Lew Archer, #7) 3.92 avg rating — 1,507 ratings
120.
Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4)
Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 5,570 ratings
121.
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 77,255 ratings
122.
Bad Boy Brawly Brown (Easy Rawlins #7)
Bad Boy Brawly Brown (Easy Rawlins #7) 3.99 avg rating — 3,296 ratings
123.
Solea
Solea 4.11 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
124.
Die a Little
Die a Little 3.66 avg rating — 2,863 ratings
125.
Black Money (Lew Archer, #13)
Black Money (Lew Archer, #13) 3.95 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
125.
The Far Side of the Dollar (Lew Archer, #12)
The Far Side of the Dollar (Lew Archer, #12) 4.08 avg rating — 1,839 ratings
127.
White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins, #3)
White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 5,055 ratings
127.
Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy, #1)
Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,423 ratings
129.
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder 3.96 avg rating — 549 ratings
130.
Tapping the Source
Tapping the Source
by: Kem Nunn
3.97 avg rating — 2,814 ratings
131.
A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4)
A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 8,537 ratings
132.
Blood Work (Harry Bosch Universe, #7)
Blood Work (Harry Bosch Universe, #7) 4.16 avg rating — 60,415 ratings
133.
Once Were Cops
Once Were Cops
by: Ken Bruen
3.85 avg rating — 1,079 ratings
134.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 816,010 ratings
135.
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 349,740 ratings
136.
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot 4.06 avg rating — 1,326 ratings
137.
Night Film
Night Film 3.78 avg rating — 94,531 ratings
138.
Ripley's Game (Ripley, #3)
Ripley's Game (Ripley, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 10,619 ratings
139.
Dirty White Boys
Dirty White Boys 4.06 avg rating — 5,894 ratings
140.
Cockfighter
Cockfighter 4.13 avg rating — 1,559 ratings
141.
The Ice Harvest (The Ice Harvest #1)
The Ice Harvest (The Ice Harvest #1) 3.56 avg rating — 1,454 ratings
141.
Shamus Dust
Shamus Dust 4.29 avg rating — 551 ratings
143.
Never Been to Mars
Never Been to Mars 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
144.
The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)
The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,492 ratings
145.
Bitterroot (Billy Bob Holland, #3)
Bitterroot (Billy Bob Holland, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,014 ratings
145.
The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer, #14)
The Instant Enemy (Lew Archer, #14) 4.04 avg rating — 1,069 ratings
147.
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends 3.49 avg rating — 311 ratings
148.
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter 4.18 avg rating — 2,806 ratings
149.
The Long Firm (The Long Firm Trilogy #1)
The Long Firm (The Long Firm Trilogy #1) 3.87 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
150.
Hit Man (Keller, #1)
Hit Man (Keller, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 6,474 ratings
151.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat 3.69 avg rating — 166 ratings
152.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution 3.89 avg rating — 12,078 ratings
153.
A Little Yellow Dog (Easy Rawlins, #5)
A Little Yellow Dog (Easy Rawlins, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 4,479 ratings
154.
Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins Mysteries (Easy Rawlins Mysteries, #1-5)
Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins Mysteries (Easy Rawlins Mysteries, #1-5) 4.46 avg rating — 126 ratings
155.
The Dramatist (Jack Taylor, #4)
The Dramatist (Jack Taylor, #4)
by: Ken Bruen
4.02 avg rating — 2,331 ratings
156.
Sleeping Beauty (Lew Archer, #17)
Sleeping Beauty (Lew Archer, #17) 3.90 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
157.
Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux, #11)
Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 8,725 ratings
158.
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps 4.15 avg rating — 897 ratings
159.
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1)
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,686 ratings
160.
Night and the City
Night and the City 4.03 avg rating — 298 ratings
160.
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 3.85 avg rating — 502 ratings
162.
Dead on the Rocks (Sam Russo, #4)
Dead on the Rocks (Sam Russo, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 442 ratings
163.
Jolie Blon's Bounce (Dave Robicheaux, #12)
Jolie Blon's Bounce (Dave Robicheaux, #12) 4.18 avg rating — 8,061 ratings
164.
Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown, #1)
Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 16,877 ratings
165.
Serenade
Serenade 3.55 avg rating — 886 ratings
166.
The Sweet Forever (D.C. Quartet #3)
The Sweet Forever (D.C. Quartet #3) 3.98 avg rating — 2,546 ratings
167.
The Black Angel
The Black Angel 3.72 avg rating — 600 ratings
168.
Live by Night
Live by Night 3.92 avg rating — 26,119 ratings
169.
Walkin' the Dog
Walkin' the Dog 4.06 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
170.
The Barbarous Coast (Lew Archer, #6)
The Barbarous Coast (Lew Archer, #6) 3.86 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
171.
Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2)
Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 13,669 ratings
172.
The Cocktail Waitress
The Cocktail Waitress 3.55 avg rating — 2,744 ratings
173.
Find a Victim (Lew Archer, #5)
Find a Victim (Lew Archer, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
173.
A Taste of Shotgun
A Taste of Shotgun 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings
175.
Cadillac Jukebox (Dave Robicheaux, #9)
Cadillac Jukebox (Dave Robicheaux, #9) 4.05 avg rating — 7,115 ratings
175.
Shella
Shella 4.05 avg rating — 1,830 ratings
175.
The Dark Lake (Oshkosh, #1)
The Dark Lake (Oshkosh, #1) 3.27 avg rating — 208 ratings
178.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,322 ratings
178.
L.A. Noir
L.A. Noir 3.96 avg rating — 1,572 ratings
180.
So Many Things To Bury
So Many Things To Bury it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
181.
The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4)
The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 82,745 ratings
182.
A Long Line of Dead Men (Matthew Scudder, #12)
A Long Line of Dead Men (Matthew Scudder, #12) 4.06 avg rating — 3,146 ratings
183.
Sunset Limited (Dave Robicheaux, #10)
Sunset Limited (Dave Robicheaux, #10) 4.07 avg rating — 7,065 ratings
184.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,857 ratings
184.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,843 ratings
186.
The name of the game is death
The name of the game is death 4.21 avg rating — 955 ratings
186.
True Detective (Nathan Heller, #1)
True Detective (Nathan Heller, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,094 ratings
186.
The Wycherly Woman (Lew Archer, #9)
The Wycherly Woman (Lew Archer, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 1,473 ratings
189.
The Blue Hammer (Lew Archer, #18)
The Blue Hammer (Lew Archer, #18) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,251 ratings
190.
B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)
B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 59,618 ratings
191.
The Magdalen Martyrs (Jack Taylor, #3)
The Magdalen Martyrs (Jack Taylor, #3)
by: Ken Bruen
4.04 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
191.
Money Shot (Angel Dare #1)
Money Shot (Angel Dare #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,841 ratings
193.
Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)
Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) 4.14 avg rating — 6,421 ratings
194.
Love's Lovely Counterfeit
Love's Lovely Counterfeit 3.36 avg rating — 228 ratings
195.
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1)
Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 11,002 ratings
196.
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough Guys Don't Dance 3.50 avg rating — 3,453 ratings
197.
The Green Eagle Score (Parker, #10)
The Green Eagle Score (Parker, #10) 4.01 avg rating — 2,009 ratings
198.
Black Alibi
Black Alibi 3.66 avg rating — 296 ratings
198.
Beast In View
Beast In View 3.72 avg rating — 2,452 ratings
200.
The Song Is You
The Song Is You 3.74 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
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