Litsy

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This is a short, fast moving piece of noir crime fiction from 1943. Its deliciously dark, a man and a woman join to commit a crime - possibly the perfect crime. Will they be caught? Can they trust each other?
This is a great single afternoon read - you wont get hugely involved with the characters - but enjoy the plot and the style.

LeahBergen I read this years ago and should pick it up again! 2h

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RamsFan1963

The Last Quarry | Max Allan Collins

I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are old and some are new, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
#ABookADay2024

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BC_Dittemore

I Married a Dead Man | Cornell Woolrich

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Standing apart from the other novels in the American Noir Collection, I Married a Dead Man begins as a melodrama, waiting until late in the third act to show its dark side. Woolrich is least successful when he attempts to play with language. But his experiments with form keep things interesting while the story, though a bit implausible, and the tension are where he proves to be at his best, and justifies its place in this collection.

BC_Dittemore Image from No Man of Her Own (1950), the film adaptation of the novel. Directed by Mitchell Leisen. 2mo

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Nathan_Opland-Dobs

Cotton Comes to Harlem | Chester B. Himes

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Leftcoastzen

When The Sacred Ginmill Closes | Lawrence Block

#TLT
1.Harry Bosch “Everybody matters or Nobody Matters.”
2.Commissario Brunetti has 2 kids,a smart & opinionated wife,& glorious Italian food !
3.Matthew Scudder nobody seems to be reading Lawrence Block anymore.Gritty NYC & a detective w/a drinking problem.though not the first in series,When The Sacred Ginmill Closes was so good I wish I could read it again for the first time.
3.5 Phillip Marlowe & Sam Spade! Chandler/Hammett so good !

dabbe

Ruthiella I‘ve never read any Laurence Block, but I think he and others of that era , like John D. Macdonald will be revived at some point in the future…🤔 2mo

dabbe Never heard of all 3; now on my TBR. Thanks for playing! ❤️💜🩷 2mo

AlaMich And also Bosch has that AMAZING house in the hills (edited) 2mo

Leftcoastzen @AlaMich love the house & his love for Jazz! I lived in LA area for awhile. Miss some of the places he goes. 2mo

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Leftcoastzen

Sideswipe: A Hoke Moseley Detective Thriller | Charles Willeford

#NewYearNewBooks #VehicleCvr I love this series, that‘s why it‘s survived numerous culls! 😁Hoke Mosley is a character as a PI. He tries to retire & leave Miami for a quiet life. Nope!

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect ❤️🚗🖤 3mo

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dabbe

The Lady in the Lake | Raymond Chandler

#NewYearNewBooks
#MissingPerson
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Not a “new“ book, but definitely one with a missing person! 🤩

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😱 4mo

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It's a great book. I love Raymond Chandler! 🖤💙🖤 4mo

Eggs I‘ve never read Chandler…stacked 4mo

dabbe @Eggs Yay! His detective in a lot of them is Philip Marlowe, played by Humphrey Bogart in THE BIG SLEEP, one of my all-time fave movies and book! 🤩🤗😍 4mo

Eggs @dabbe 🥰👏🏻😍 4mo

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CatMS

The Last Good Kiss | James Crumley

Saw this book on the Time's 100 best mystery & thriller books of all time & since I have had it on my Kindle for awhile decided to read it again. When it was first published it was recommended to me by a favorite mystery bookstore, The Rue Morgue in Boulder Colorado, & I loved it. When it came up as a Kindle book I purchased as I knew I would read it again one day, that day is here & loving it even more. Crumley's writing is top notch.

CatMS This book is truly one of the best mysteries of all time, and James Crumley is a master. I am going to look for the 2nd C.W. Sughrue book "The Mexican Tree Duck" as I enjoy Crumley's writing so much. 4mo

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