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Hitmen, Cops and Private Eyes
Prone GunmanProne Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette
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Slick, sparse and brilliant...if you like your crime noir they don't get much darker
The Postman Always Rings Twice (Crime Masterworks)The Postman Always Rings Twice (Crime Masterworks) by James M. Cain
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James M Cain is the master and this is a brilliant tale of obesessive love that leads to murder
Double Indemnity (Crime Masterworks)Double Indemnity (Crime Masterworks) by James M. Cain
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A classic tale of a 'nice guy' led astray by a fabulous femme fatale
Build My Gallows High (Film Ink)Build My Gallows High (Film Ink) by Geoffrey Homes
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My favourite character name in a book in the shapely form of Mumsie McGonigle
Hollywood StationHollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh
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A real treat to have Wambaugh back on the scene proving he is the master of the modern cop novel
Black Friday: And Selected StoriesBlack Friday: And Selected Stories by David Goodis
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What a difference a night makes - Goodis laying down the seamy side of life and love in these brilliant stories
Devil in a Blue Dress (Five Star)Devil in a Blue Dress (Five Star) by Walter Mosley
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The best Easy Rawlins book that will ensure you become addicted to this superb series
Roseanna (The Martin Beck)Roseanna (The Martin Beck) by Maj Sjowall
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Possibly the greatest police procedural series ever written...once bitten, forever smitten
The Winter of Frankie MachineThe Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow
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The word 'retirement' is not in a hitmans vocabulary...Goodfellas meets The Sopranos...Brilliant
The Killer Inside MeThe Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
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Bret Easton Ellis eat your heart out - We know who the true American Psycho is