Great Noir and Noirish Novels by Women

1.
Her Little Flowers
Her Little Flowers 3.79 avg rating — 4,804 ratings
2.
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
3.
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2)
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 731 ratings
4.
The Guest
The Guest 3.52 avg rating — 318 ratings
5.
Grimdark
Grimdark 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings
6.
In the Lonely Hours
In the Lonely Hours 3.66 avg rating — 1,951 ratings
7.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating — 45,873 ratings
8.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,492 ratings
9.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.12 avg rating — 8,477 ratings
10.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating — 76,688 ratings
11.
Die a Little
Die a Little 3.66 avg rating — 2,863 ratings
12.
The Unfinished Crime
The Unfinished Crime 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
13.
The Expendable Man
The Expendable Man 4.08 avg rating — 3,259 ratings
14.
Untamed Shore
Untamed Shore 3.77 avg rating — 4,857 ratings
15.
The Long Drop
The Long Drop 3.39 avg rating — 4,481 ratings
16.
The Lodger
The Lodger 3.67 avg rating — 3,523 ratings
17.
The Blunderer
The Blunderer 3.70 avg rating — 3,396 ratings
18.
The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl 3.75 avg rating — 3,888 ratings
19.
Dread Journey
Dread Journey 3.64 avg rating — 403 ratings
20.
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White, #2)
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth (Blanche White, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
21.
Black Water Rising (Jay Porter #1)
Black Water Rising (Jay Porter #1) 3.57 avg rating — 8,424 ratings
22.
These Women
These Women 3.78 avg rating — 7,608 ratings
23.
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone 3.89 avg rating — 7,913 ratings
24.
Queenpin
Queenpin 3.75 avg rating — 4,957 ratings
24.
The Engagement Party
The Engagement Party 3.41 avg rating — 2,652 ratings
24.
Sunburn
Sunburn 3.46 avg rating — 24,766 ratings
24.
An End to Etcetera
An End to Etcetera 4.72 avg rating — 32 ratings
28.
Even Though I Knew the End
Even Though I Knew the End
by: C.L. Polk
3.81 avg rating — 18,305 ratings
28.
Fiona Range
Fiona Range 3.56 avg rating — 839 ratings
30.
The Song Is You
The Song Is You 3.74 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
30.
Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith
Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith 4.10 avg rating — 2,472 ratings
32.
The Family Tree
The Family Tree 3.59 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
33.
The Tiger Among Us
The Tiger Among Us 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings
33.
All Her Little Secrets
All Her Little Secrets 3.70 avg rating — 22,660 ratings
35.
The Man Who Got Away With It
The Man Who Got Away With It 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
36.
Bedelia
Bedelia 3.71 avg rating — 424 ratings
37.
The Hours Before Dawn
The Hours Before Dawn 3.79 avg rating — 1,751 ratings
38.
Dope
Dope
by: Sara Gran
3.67 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
39.
Generation Loss (Cass Neary, #1)
Generation Loss (Cass Neary, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
40.
Miami Purity
Miami Purity 3.54 avg rating — 611 ratings
41.
Deep Water
Deep Water 3.65 avg rating — 10,266 ratings
42.
This Sweet Sickness
This Sweet Sickness 3.80 avg rating — 3,207 ratings
43.
The Watcher
The Watcher 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
44.
The Blank Wall
The Blank Wall 3.82 avg rating — 1,005 ratings
45.
Dark Power
Dark Power 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
46.
The Death Wish
The Death Wish 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
47.
The Girl Who Had to Die
The Girl Who Had to Die 3.53 avg rating — 38 ratings
48.
The Innocent Mrs. Duff
The Innocent Mrs. Duff 3.80 avg rating — 50 ratings
49.
Lady Killer
Lady Killer 4.07 avg rating — 68 ratings
50.
Miasma
Miasma 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings
51.
The Old Battle Ax
The Old Battle Ax really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
52.
The Virgin Huntress
The Virgin Huntress 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
53.
The Blackbirder
The Blackbirder 3.71 avg rating — 532 ratings
54.
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1)
Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,999 ratings
55.
The Wicked Girls
The Wicked Girls 3.48 avg rating — 18,966 ratings
56.
An Air That Kills
An Air That Kills 3.80 avg rating — 184 ratings
57.
Dead on the Level
Dead on the Level 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
58.
Obit Delayed
Obit Delayed 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
59.
Whisper His Sin
Whisper His Sin 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
60.
The Street
The Street
by: Ann Petry
4.27 avg rating — 12,960 ratings
61.
The Evil Wish
The Evil Wish 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
62.
The Listening House
The Listening House 3.90 avg rating — 829 ratings
63.
Low Bite
Low Bite 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings
64.
Night Shift
Night Shift 3.89 avg rating — 81 ratings
65.
Stairway to an Empty Room
Stairway to an Empty Room 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings
66.
Velvet Was the Night
Velvet Was the Night 3.51 avg rating — 29,770 ratings
67.
Tears for Jessie Hewitt
Tears for Jessie Hewitt 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
68.
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear 4.08 avg rating — 62 ratings
69.
Do Evil in Return
Do Evil in Return 3.70 avg rating — 182 ratings
70.
Strictly a Loser
Strictly a Loser 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
71.
Innocent Bystander
Innocent Bystander 3.49 avg rating — 35 ratings
72.
Sleep With Slander
Sleep With Slander 3.88 avg rating — 149 ratings
73.
The Trouble Makers
The Trouble Makers 3.85 avg rating — 105 ratings
74.
The Spider-Orchid
The Spider-Orchid 3.83 avg rating — 69 ratings
75.
Cruel Poetry
Cruel Poetry 3.64 avg rating — 118 ratings
76.
Grotesque
Grotesque 3.74 avg rating — 13,635 ratings
77.
The Singer's Gun
The Singer's Gun 3.83 avg rating — 10,674 ratings
78.
Ask For Me Tomorrow
Ask For Me Tomorrow 3.60 avg rating — 231 ratings
79.
Eileen
Eileen 3.56 avg rating — 122,756 ratings
80.
Blanche Passes Go (Blanche White, #4)
Blanche Passes Go (Blanche White, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
81.
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White, #3)
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanche White, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
82.
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1)
Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,129 ratings
83.
The Lake of Darkness
The Lake of Darkness 3.77 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
84.
The Infinite Blacktop (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #3)
The Infinite Blacktop (Claire DeWitt Mysteries, #3)
by: Sara Gran
3.92 avg rating — 2,629 ratings
85.
Bad Penny Blues
Bad Penny Blues 3.66 avg rating — 228 ratings
86.
The Cutting Room
The Cutting Room 3.55 avg rating — 4,454 ratings
87.
Letter of Intent
Letter of Intent really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26 ratings
88.
The Second Murderer
The Second Murderer 3.56 avg rating — 1,362 ratings