My Ten Favorite Tough Guys

1.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,871 ratings
2.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,184 ratings
3.
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 — 11,434 ratings
4.
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1)
I, the Jury (Mike Hammer, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 6,592 ratings
5.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,985 ratings
6.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,861 ratings
7.
A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4)
A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 8,537 ratings
8.
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 15,019 ratings
9.
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 4.18 avg rating — 18,781 ratings
10.
The Essential Conan
The Essential Conan 4.39 avg rating — 62 ratings
11.
Ice (87th Precinct, #36)
Ice (87th Precinct, #36)
by: Ed McBain
3.92 avg rating — 3,100 ratings
12.
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 47,210 ratings
13.
The First Deadly Sin (Deadly Sins, #2)
The First Deadly Sin (Deadly Sins, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 9,687 ratings
14.
The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17)
The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17) 4.18 avg rating — 4,814 ratings
15.
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 92,694 ratings
16.
The Story of Ferdinand
The Story of Ferdinand 4.37 avg rating — 93,816 ratings
17.
Playmates (Spenser, #16)
Playmates (Spenser, #16) 3.96 avg rating — 5,690 ratings
18.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,373 ratings
18.
Dark Voyage (Night Soldiers, #8)
Dark Voyage (Night Soldiers, #8) 4.06 avg rating — 4,123 ratings
20.
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4)
The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 25,548 ratings
21.
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 3.70 avg rating — 101,119 ratings
22.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,698 ratings
23.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz 4.34 avg rating — 83,588 ratings
23.
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.06 avg rating — 74,613 ratings
25.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,929 ratings
25.
Death Angel's Shadow
Death Angel's Shadow 4.26 avg rating — 995 ratings
25.
The Continental Op
The Continental Op 4.14 avg rating — 6,569 ratings
25.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,116 ratings
25.
The Uncomplaining Corpses
The Uncomplaining Corpses 3.67 avg rating — 95 ratings
25.
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers 4.56 avg rating — 78 ratings
25.
King Cage and the Worth Street Djinni (King Cage #1)
King Cage and the Worth Street Djinni (King Cage #1) 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings
32.
Open Net
Open Net 4.04 avg rating — 401 ratings
33.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 59,708 ratings
33.
Until Proven Guilty (J.P. Beaumont, #1)
Until Proven Guilty (J.P. Beaumont, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,532 ratings
35.
The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard
The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard 3.96 avg rating — 1,443 ratings
35.
The Swords of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #5)
The Swords of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 3,596 ratings
37.
Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History (Austen Riggs Monograph S)
Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History (Austen Riggs Monograph S) 3.80 avg rating — 250 ratings
38.
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity 4.02 avg rating — 197 ratings
38.
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,571 ratings
38.
Into the Inferno
Into the Inferno 3.85 avg rating — 240 ratings
41.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,267 ratings
41.
Rebel Streets: A Novel of the Irish Troubles
Rebel Streets: A Novel of the Irish Troubles 3.83 avg rating — 35 ratings
43.
The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery
The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery 3.88 avg rating — 216 ratings
43.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,299 ratings
45.
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2)
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 7,420 ratings
45.
Sharpe's Regiment (Sharpe, #17)
Sharpe's Regiment (Sharpe, #17) 4.28 avg rating — 9,230 ratings
47.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,467 ratings
48.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,136 ratings
48.
In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley, #8)
In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 14,032 ratings
50.
Nervous Laughter (Thomas Black, #3)
Nervous Laughter (Thomas Black, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 307 ratings
51.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating — 30,298 ratings
51.
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (Leo Waterman, #1)
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (Leo Waterman, #1)
by: G.M. Ford
3.88 avg rating — 2,299 ratings
53.
The Island of Sheep
The Island of Sheep 3.77 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
53.
The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die (Gap, #5)
The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die (Gap, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 6,308 ratings
55.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,496 ratings
55.
Douglass: Autobiographies
Douglass: Autobiographies 4.44 avg rating — 853 ratings
57.
The Running Man
The Running Man 3.90 avg rating — 149,546 ratings
57.
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 27,282 ratings
59.
Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13)
Germinal (Les Rougon-Macquart, #13) 4.20 avg rating — 41,607 ratings