Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction

201.
Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grofield #4)
Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grofield #4) 3.85 avg rating — 1,732 ratings
202.
Solomon's Vineyard
Solomon's Vineyard 3.86 avg rating — 415 ratings
203.
The Nothing Man
The Nothing Man 3.80 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
203.
Hardcase (Joe Kurtz, #1)
Hardcase (Joe Kurtz, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,807 ratings
205.
The Black Path of Fear
The Black Path of Fear 3.77 avg rating — 158 ratings
206.
A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3)
A Purple Place for Dying (Travis McGee #3) 4.07 avg rating — 8,049 ratings
207.
The Ghostway (Leaphorn & Chee, #6)
The Ghostway (Leaphorn & Chee, #6) 4.12 avg rating — 12,565 ratings
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A Ticket to the Boneyard (Matthew Scudder, #8)
A Ticket to the Boneyard (Matthew Scudder, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 3,910 ratings
209.
W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)
W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23) 3.96 avg rating — 34,772 ratings
210.
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,925 ratings
211.
Nineteen Seventy Four (Red Riding, #1)
Nineteen Seventy Four (Red Riding, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 6,035 ratings
211.
Tower: A Novel
Tower: A Novel
by: Ken Bruen
3.76 avg rating — 377 ratings
213.
The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee #16)
The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee #16) 4.11 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
215.
Chinaman's Chance (Arthur Case Wu, #1)
Chinaman's Chance (Arthur Case Wu, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 1,069 ratings
216.
Kiss Me, Judas
Kiss Me, Judas 3.81 avg rating — 4,623 ratings
216.
Magnolias in Paradise
Magnolias in Paradise 3.75 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
216.
Born Slippy
Born Slippy
by: Tom Lutz
3.88 avg rating — 100 ratings
216.
My Dirty California
My Dirty California 3.94 avg rating — 315 ratings
220.
LS92
LS92 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings
222.
Chourmo
Chourmo 4.11 avg rating — 2,296 ratings
222.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,608 ratings
222.
Birdsong on Holbeck Moor
Birdsong on Holbeck Moor 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings
225.
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1)
The Fabulous Clipjoint (Ed & Am Hunter #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
227.
The Winter of Frankie Machine
The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.19 avg rating — 12,073 ratings
228.
North Beach Girl / Scandal on the Sand
North Beach Girl / Scandal on the Sand 3.60 avg rating — 45 ratings
229.
Rilke on Black
Rilke on Black
by: Ken Bruen
3.67 avg rating — 247 ratings
229.
Sin City, Vol. 2: A Dame to Kill For (Sin City, #2)
Sin City, Vol. 2: A Dame to Kill For (Sin City, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 28,726 ratings
231.
LS65
LS65 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
232.
The Woman Chaser
The Woman Chaser 3.92 avg rating — 772 ratings
233.
The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6)
The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6) 3.88 avg rating — 775 ratings
233.
Babylon Berlin (Gereon Rath, #1)
Babylon Berlin (Gereon Rath, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 8,870 ratings
235.
Six Easy Pieces (Easy Rawlins #8)
Six Easy Pieces (Easy Rawlins #8) 4.13 avg rating — 2,479 ratings
236.
Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red
by: Ed McBain
3.74 avg rating — 806 ratings
236.
Bury Me Deep
Bury Me Deep 3.67 avg rating — 1,971 ratings
236.
A Drop of the Hard Stuff (Matthew Scudder, #17)
A Drop of the Hard Stuff (Matthew Scudder, #17) 3.84 avg rating — 4,074 ratings
236.
Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19)
Red Mist (Kay Scarpetta, #19) 3.83 avg rating — 28,487 ratings
240.
One-eyed Jacks
One-eyed Jacks 4.01 avg rating — 73 ratings
241.
In the Midst of Death
In the Midst of Death 3.79 avg rating — 4,351 ratings
242.
The Devil's Home On Leave (Factory Series #2)
The Devil's Home On Leave (Factory Series #2) 3.78 avg rating — 667 ratings
243.
The Killing of the Tinkers (Jack Taylor, #2)
The Killing of the Tinkers (Jack Taylor, #2)
by: Ken Bruen
3.98 avg rating — 3,382 ratings
243.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle 3.93 avg rating — 2,341 ratings
246.
Vengeance Is Mine (Mike Hammer Book 3)
Vengeance Is Mine (Mike Hammer Book 3) 3.66 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
247.
Time to Murder and Create (Matthew Scudder #3)
Time to Murder and Create (Matthew Scudder #3) 3.82 avg rating — 5,381 ratings
248.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,368 ratings
249.
The Big Kill (Mike Hammer, #5)
The Big Kill (Mike Hammer, #5) 3.68 avg rating — 888 ratings
250.
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death 3.81 avg rating — 4,809 ratings
250.
The Green Ripper (Travis McGee #18)
The Green Ripper (Travis McGee #18) 4.13 avg rating — 4,619 ratings
250.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,578 ratings
254.
The Black Curtain
The Black Curtain 3.76 avg rating — 503 ratings
254.
Street of No Return
Street of No Return 3.96 avg rating — 561 ratings
256.
Moth (Lew Griffin, #2)
Moth (Lew Griffin, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 557 ratings
256.
The Devil All the Time
The Devil All the Time 4.14 avg rating — 39,417 ratings
258.
Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir
Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir 3.79 avg rating — 104 ratings
259.
Priest (Jack Taylor, #5)
Priest (Jack Taylor, #5)
by: Ken Bruen
3.99 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
259.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,981 ratings
261.
The Mourner (Parker, #4)
The Mourner (Parker, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 3,490 ratings
261.
I Was Dora Suarez
I Was Dora Suarez 3.77 avg rating — 755 ratings
263.
A Fine Dark Line
A Fine Dark Line 4.11 avg rating — 4,444 ratings
264.
Nightfall
Nightfall 3.88 avg rating — 1,196 ratings
265.
How the Dead Live
How the Dead Live 3.90 avg rating — 547 ratings
265.
A Deadly Shade of Gold (Travis McGee #5)
A Deadly Shade of Gold (Travis McGee #5) 4.10 avg rating — 7,153 ratings
267.
Pulp
Pulp 3.67 avg rating — 42,965 ratings
268.
Swan Peak (Dave Robicheaux, #17)
Swan Peak (Dave Robicheaux, #17) 4.13 avg rating — 8,647 ratings
268.
One Fearful Yellow Eye (Travis McGee #8)
One Fearful Yellow Eye (Travis McGee #8) 4.12 avg rating — 5,457 ratings
270.
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2)
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5,525 ratings
271.
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog 3.91 avg rating — 1,779 ratings
271.
Are You My Mother?
Are You My Mother? 4.22 avg rating — 250,331 ratings
273.
Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee #11)
Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee #11) 4.06 avg rating — 4,657 ratings
274.
The Calling (Luther, #1)
The Calling (Luther, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 4,084 ratings
274.
The Quick Red Fox (Travis McGee #4)
The Quick Red Fox (Travis McGee #4) 3.94 avg rating — 6,381 ratings
276.
Run Man Run
Run Man Run 3.77 avg rating — 297 ratings
277.
A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee #13)
A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee #13) 4.07 avg rating — 4,234 ratings
278.
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
by: Ed McBain
3.74 avg rating — 699 ratings
279.
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
No Orchids for Miss Blandish 3.77 avg rating — 2,887 ratings
280.
C is for Corpse  (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 54,793 ratings
281.
The Prone Gunman
The Prone Gunman 3.61 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
282.
Eight Black Horses (87th Precinct, #38)
Eight Black Horses (87th Precinct, #38)
by: Ed McBain
3.93 avg rating — 1,549 ratings
282.
The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17)
The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17) 4.18 avg rating — 4,814 ratings
284.
The Moon in the Gutter
The Moon in the Gutter 3.69 avg rating — 557 ratings
285.
Hammett
Hammett
by: Joe Gores
3.66 avg rating — 235 ratings
286.
Sideswipe (Hoke Moseley, #3)
Sideswipe (Hoke Moseley, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 1,456 ratings
286.
The Shotgun Rule
The Shotgun Rule 3.95 avg rating — 2,344 ratings
288.
The Score (Parker, #5)
The Score (Parker, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 3,832 ratings
289.
The Baby in the Icebox and Other Short Fiction
The Baby in the Icebox and Other Short Fiction 3.71 avg rating — 268 ratings
290.
Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1)
Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1)
by: Ed McBain
3.83 avg rating — 8,498 ratings
290.
The Expendable Man
The Expendable Man 4.08 avg rating — 3,259 ratings
292.
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
by: Ira Levin
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,920 ratings
293.
Fun & Games (Charlie Hardie #1)
Fun & Games (Charlie Hardie #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,598 ratings
294.
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones 3.92 avg rating — 208,170 ratings
294.
Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach 3.61 avg rating — 90,139 ratings
296.
I Should Have Stayed Home
I Should Have Stayed Home 3.62 avg rating — 517 ratings
296.
Harry Banner in Notice To Die
Harry Banner in Notice To Die 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
296.
Spring Water
Spring Water 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
296.
Water Falls Down
Water Falls Down 4.03 avg rating — 61 ratings