The Best in Prose: High Caliber Crime

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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,391 ratings
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American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) 4.20 avg rating — 19,749 ratings
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The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2)
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2) 4.03 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
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Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3)
Blood's a Rover (Underworld USA, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 5,581 ratings
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,728 ratings
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,951 ratings
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Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice 3.79 avg rating — 36,953 ratings
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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,174 ratings
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,232 ratings
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The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 18,145 ratings
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Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,875 ratings
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White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
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Dashiell Hammett: The Library of America Edition: Hammett
Dashiell Hammett: The Library of America Edition: Hammett 4.69 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5)
The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 18,417 ratings
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,300 ratings
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The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2)
The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 7,421 ratings
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,597 ratings
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Nobody Move
Nobody Move 3.35 avg rating — 5,032 ratings
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The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,390 ratings
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
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Gringos
Gringos 3.93 avg rating — 2,189 ratings
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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 — 11,436 ratings
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In the Woods
In the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 429,607 ratings
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Killshot
Killshot 3.74 avg rating — 7,027 ratings
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Raymond Chandler: The Library of America Edition (Library of America, 79-80)
Raymond Chandler: The Library of America Edition (Library of America, 79-80) 4.80 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating — 39,235 ratings
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,956 ratings
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Pulp
Pulp 3.67 avg rating — 42,966 ratings
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The Underground Man (Lew Archer, #16)
The Underground Man (Lew Archer, #16) 3.94 avg rating — 2,541 ratings
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Perfidia (Second L.A. Quartet #1)
Perfidia (Second L.A. Quartet #1) 3.64 avg rating — 5,227 ratings
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Born Slippy
Born Slippy
by: Tom Lutz
3.88 avg rating — 100 ratings
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My Dirty California
My Dirty California 3.94 avg rating — 315 ratings
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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab 3.57 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
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LaBrava
LaBrava 3.81 avg rating — 4,156 ratings
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The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,262 ratings
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The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1)
The Long Fall (Leonid McGill, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,493 ratings
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Out of Sight (Jack Foley, #1)
Out of Sight (Jack Foley, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 13,148 ratings
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The Five Great Novels of James M. Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice / The Butterfly / Serenade / Mildred Pierce / Double Indemnity
The Five Great Novels of James M. Cain: The Postman Always Rings Twice / The Butterfly / Serenade / Mildred Pierce / Double Indemnity 4.46 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Bleeding Edge
Bleeding Edge 3.61 avg rating — 13,748 ratings
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Swag
Swag 3.90 avg rating — 5,683 ratings
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Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,616 ratings
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Junky
Junky 3.85 avg rating — 69,884 ratings
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Clockers
Clockers 4.09 avg rating — 9,555 ratings
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Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4)
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 41,501 ratings
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Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough Guys Don't Dance 3.50 avg rating — 3,453 ratings
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Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate 3.82 avg rating — 7,700 ratings
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The Hunter (Parker, #1)
The Hunter (Parker, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 13,929 ratings
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The Getaway Man
The Getaway Man 3.76 avg rating — 746 ratings
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The Broken Shore (Broken Shore #1)
The Broken Shore (Broken Shore #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,168 ratings
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Truth (Broken Shore, #2)
Truth (Broken Shore, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 3,728 ratings
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The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28,125 ratings
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No Beast So Fierce
No Beast So Fierce 4.12 avg rating — 2,911 ratings
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Thrillers: 4 Novels: The Getaway / The Killer Inside Me / The Grifters / Pop. 1280
Thrillers: 4 Novels: The Getaway / The Killer Inside Me / The Grifters / Pop. 1280 4.52 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Hope to Die (Matthew Scudder, #15)
Hope to Die (Matthew Scudder, #15) 3.91 avg rating — 2,714 ratings
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Shella
Shella 4.05 avg rating — 1,830 ratings
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Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground
Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground 4.10 avg rating — 1,633 ratings
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Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating — 42,131 ratings
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A World of Thieves
A World of Thieves 3.95 avg rating — 198 ratings
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Stick
Stick 3.90 avg rating — 3,947 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
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Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating — 63,285 ratings
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Glitz
Glitz 3.77 avg rating — 3,799 ratings
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Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn 3.92 avg rating — 28,774 ratings
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Half of Paradise
Half of Paradise 3.59 avg rating — 1,807 ratings
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The Switch (Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara #1)
The Switch (Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,150 ratings
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The Lost Get-Back Boogie
The Lost Get-Back Boogie 4.15 avg rating — 3,062 ratings
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The Hunted
The Hunted 3.68 avg rating — 1,663 ratings
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Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd 3.69 avg rating — 1,427 ratings
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Cinnamon Kiss (Easy Rawlins #10)
Cinnamon Kiss (Easy Rawlins #10) 3.98 avg rating — 3,388 ratings
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Angels
Angels 3.98 avg rating — 5,629 ratings
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Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder, #5)
Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder, #5) 4.15 avg rating — 7,233 ratings
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In the Moon of Red Ponies (Billy Bob Holland, #4)
In the Moon of Red Ponies (Billy Bob Holland, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 3,596 ratings
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Bitterroot (Billy Bob Holland, #3)
Bitterroot (Billy Bob Holland, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,016 ratings
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Dennis Lehane Collection: Sacred, Gone Baby Gone, Prayers for Rain
Dennis Lehane Collection: Sacred, Gone Baby Gone, Prayers for Rain 4.41 avg rating — 206 ratings
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Rain Gods (Hackberry Holland, #2)
Rain Gods (Hackberry Holland, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 6,090 ratings
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Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)
Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) 4.14 avg rating — 6,421 ratings
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A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4)
A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 8,537 ratings
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Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux, #11)
Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux, #11) 4.17 avg rating — 8,726 ratings
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Sunset Limited (Dave Robicheaux, #10)
Sunset Limited (Dave Robicheaux, #10) 4.07 avg rating — 7,066 ratings
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Cadillac Jukebox (Dave Robicheaux, #9)
Cadillac Jukebox (Dave Robicheaux, #9) 4.05 avg rating — 7,115 ratings
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The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, #16)
The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, #16) 4.19 avg rating — 15,109 ratings
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The Outfit (Parker, #3)
The Outfit (Parker, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 9,408 ratings
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Heaven's Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2)
Heaven's Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 11,294 ratings
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The Score (Parker, #5)
The Score (Parker, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 3,832 ratings
85.
Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise 4.05 avg rating — 402 ratings
86.
Black Money (Lew Archer, #13)
Black Money (Lew Archer, #13) 3.95 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
87.
An Iron Rose
An Iron Rose 4.02 avg rating — 1,195 ratings
87.
White Dog (Jack Irish, #4)
White Dog (Jack Irish, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 1,346 ratings
89.
Bad Debts (Jack Irish, #1)
Bad Debts (Jack Irish, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 3,155 ratings
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Dead Point (Jack Irish, #3)
Dead Point (Jack Irish, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 1,266 ratings
91.
Soul Circus (Derek Strange & Terry Quinn #3)
Soul Circus (Derek Strange & Terry Quinn #3) 3.92 avg rating — 2,874 ratings
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Hard Revolution (Derek Strange & Terry Quinn #4)
Hard Revolution (Derek Strange & Terry Quinn #4) 3.98 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
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Coronado: Stories
Coronado: Stories 3.40 avg rating — 4,176 ratings
93.
The Third Deadly Sin (Deadly Sins #4)
The Third Deadly Sin (Deadly Sins #4) 4.02 avg rating — 3,447 ratings
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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 211,579 ratings
93.
Advocate of the truth
Advocate of the truth 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
93.
Blood Mug (Red Farlow Mysteries: #4)
Blood Mug (Red Farlow Mysteries: #4) 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Sunburn
Sunburn 3.46 avg rating — 24,769 ratings
99.
Die a Little
Die a Little 3.66 avg rating — 2,864 ratings
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The Blinds
The Blinds 3.71 avg rating — 10,033 ratings
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