Best Noir of the 21st Century

1.
Caught Stealing (Hank Thompson, #1)
Caught Stealing (Hank Thompson, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 6,527 ratings
2.
The Devil All the Time
The Devil All the Time 4.14 avg rating — 39,416 ratings
3.
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone 3.86 avg rating — 38,154 ratings
4.
All That Glitters (A Jake & Laura Mystery, #2)
All That Glitters (A Jake & Laura Mystery, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 146 ratings
5.
Beautiful, Naked & Dead
Beautiful, Naked & Dead 3.78 avg rating — 747 ratings
6.
Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder
Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder 4.16 avg rating — 390 ratings
7.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,802 ratings
8.
The Winter of Frankie Machine
The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.19 avg rating — 12,073 ratings
9.
The Bastard Hand
The Bastard Hand 3.95 avg rating — 238 ratings
10.
Savages (Savages #2)
Savages (Savages #2) 3.86 avg rating — 20,271 ratings
11.
Die a Little
Die a Little 3.66 avg rating — 2,864 ratings
12.
The Deputy
The Deputy 3.72 avg rating — 1,107 ratings
13.
The Transylvania Detective Squad (Transylvania #1)
The Transylvania Detective Squad (Transylvania #1)
by: M.L. Dunn
4.40 avg rating — 73 ratings
13.
Literature™
Literature™ 3.90 avg rating — 146 ratings
15.
Hell on Church Street
Hell on Church Street 3.90 avg rating — 432 ratings
16.
The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4)
The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 9,088 ratings
17.
Gulab
Gulab 4.94 avg rating — 66 ratings
18.
The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)
The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 46,634 ratings
19.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,368 ratings
20.
Dead Harvest (The Collector, #1)
Dead Harvest (The Collector, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
21.
Frank Sinatra in a Blender
Frank Sinatra in a Blender 3.94 avg rating — 630 ratings
22.
Field Gray (Bernard Gunther, #7)
Field Gray (Bernard Gunther, #7) 4.16 avg rating — 7,877 ratings
23.
Drive (Drive, #1)
Drive (Drive, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 9,863 ratings
24.
Headstone (Jack Taylor, #9)
Headstone (Jack Taylor, #9)
by: Ken Bruen
3.97 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
25.
The Sightless City
The Sightless City 4.07 avg rating — 142 ratings
26.
The Yankee Club (A Jake and Laura Mystery, #1)
The Yankee Club (A Jake and Laura Mystery, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 286 ratings
27.
Expiration Date: A Novel
Expiration Date: A Novel 3.82 avg rating — 812 ratings
28.
Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3)
Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 5,581 ratings
29.
The Cartel (Power of the Dog, #2)
The Cartel (Power of the Dog, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 37,775 ratings
30.
Small Crimes
Small Crimes 3.63 avg rating — 496 ratings
31.
Queenpin
Queenpin 3.75 avg rating — 4,957 ratings
32.
Kiss Her Goodbye
Kiss Her Goodbye 3.56 avg rating — 576 ratings
33.
Yellow Medicine (Billy Lafitte, #1)
Yellow Medicine (Billy Lafitte, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 521 ratings
34.
The Song Is You
The Song Is You 3.74 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
35.
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2)
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2) 4.03 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
36.
Gone Bad
Gone Bad 4.29 avg rating — 45 ratings
37.
Stagger Bay
Stagger Bay 3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings
37.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,901 ratings
39.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,374 ratings
40.
Once Were Cops
Once Were Cops
by: Ken Bruen
3.85 avg rating — 1,079 ratings
41.
Two-Way Split
Two-Way Split 3.55 avg rating — 433 ratings
42.
American Skin
American Skin
by: Ken Bruen
3.80 avg rating — 496 ratings
43.
Revenge in 3 Parts (Angeline Porter Trilogy #1)
Revenge in 3 Parts (Angeline Porter Trilogy #1) 4.33 avg rating — 45 ratings
44.
Shamus Dust
Shamus Dust 4.29 avg rating — 551 ratings
45.
The Cleaner (Jonathan Quinn, #1)
The Cleaner (Jonathan Quinn, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,829 ratings
46.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,859 ratings
46.
Crimes in Southern Indiana: Stories
Crimes in Southern Indiana: Stories 3.80 avg rating — 2,729 ratings
48.
Priest (Jack Taylor, #5)
Priest (Jack Taylor, #5)
by: Ken Bruen
3.99 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
49.
Dove Season (A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco, #1)
Dove Season (A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,992 ratings
50.
Swann's Lake of Despair (Henry Swann #3)
Swann's Lake of Despair (Henry Swann #3) 4.16 avg rating — 56 ratings
50.
Swann's Way Out (Henry Swann #4)
Swann's Way Out (Henry Swann #4) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
52.
Find Virgil
Find Virgil 3.99 avg rating — 289 ratings
52.
So Many Things To Bury
So Many Things To Bury it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
54.
Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 210 ratings
54.
A Taste of Shotgun
A Taste of Shotgun 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings
56.
Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat
Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat 3.88 avg rating — 186 ratings
56.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 307 ratings
58.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
59.
Fade to Blonde
Fade to Blonde 3.60 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
60.
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things 3.98 avg rating — 197,114 ratings
61.
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 — 65,737 ratings
61.
Knockemstiff
Knockemstiff 3.98 avg rating — 10,946 ratings
63.
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 34,843 ratings
64.
Ask The Parrot (Parker, #23)
Ask The Parrot (Parker, #23) 3.90 avg rating — 1,652 ratings
65.
Moonlight Mile (Kenzie & Gennaro, #6)
Moonlight Mile (Kenzie & Gennaro, #6) 3.75 avg rating — 24,812 ratings
66.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,326 ratings
67.
The Kind Worth Killing
The Kind Worth Killing 3.98 avg rating — 230,240 ratings
68.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,081 ratings
69.
Pariah
Pariah 3.92 avg rating — 139 ratings
70.
The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)
The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,492 ratings
71.
London Boulevard
London Boulevard
by: Ken Bruen
3.75 avg rating — 1,344 ratings
72.
Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir
Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir 3.79 avg rating — 104 ratings
73.
The Torch Singer (An Overnight Sensation #1)
The Torch Singer (An Overnight Sensation #1) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
74.
Out There Bad
Out There Bad 4.11 avg rating — 335 ratings
74.
In the Pines
In the Pines 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
76.
The Chaos We Know: Stories
The Chaos We Know: Stories 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings
76.
Dare Me
Dare Me 3.24 avg rating — 29,869 ratings
78.
Babylon Berlin (Gereon Rath, #1)
Babylon Berlin (Gereon Rath, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 8,870 ratings
79.
The Terror of Living
The Terror of Living 3.49 avg rating — 944 ratings
80.
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime 3.69 avg rating — 99 ratings
81.
Golden State
Golden State 3.47 avg rating — 8,006 ratings
82.
Cross (Jack Taylor, #6)
Cross (Jack Taylor, #6)
by: Ken Bruen
4.06 avg rating — 1,683 ratings
83.
Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying
Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings
84.
Black Flowers
Black Flowers 3.61 avg rating — 806 ratings
84.
Hard Magic (Grimnoir Chronicles, #1)
Hard Magic (Grimnoir Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 16,144 ratings
84.
Weekend in Weighton
Weekend in Weighton 3.91 avg rating — 76 ratings
84.
The Ninth Step
The Ninth Step 3.74 avg rating — 260 ratings
84.
Spring Water
Spring Water 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
84.
Colorado Noir
Colorado Noir really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
84.
Freak Show (The Nightshade Cases, #1)
Freak Show (The Nightshade Cases, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 172 ratings
84.
Depth
Depth 3.55 avg rating — 691 ratings
84.
Magnolias in Paradise
Magnolias in Paradise 3.75 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
84.
Born Slippy
Born Slippy
by: Tom Lutz
3.88 avg rating — 100 ratings
94.
Money Shot (Angel Dare #1)
Money Shot (Angel Dare #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,841 ratings
95.
The Lioness and the Rat Queen
The Lioness and the Rat Queen 4.42 avg rating — 38 ratings
96.
The Adjustment
The Adjustment 3.83 avg rating — 283 ratings
96.
The Axeman's Jazz (City Blues Quartet, #1)
The Axeman's Jazz (City Blues Quartet, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 9,588 ratings
96.
The Lost Ones (Quinn Colson, #2)
The Lost Ones (Quinn Colson, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 4,310 ratings
99.
Borrowed Trouble
Borrowed Trouble
by: J.B. Kohl
4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings
99.
The Shadow Broker (Mr. Finn, #1)
The Shadow Broker (Mr. Finn, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 1,026 ratings
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