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Hardboiled Detective Fiction

Hardboiled Detective Fiction

The hardboiled detective is usually a lone private eye in America, working against organised crime with plenty of style, panache and the occasional fisticuffs. The genre is usually associated with the time of the prohibition, and influential authors like Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Ross Macdonald are still fondly remembered, though more recently James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky have also made their mark. 
  • Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon - Hardcover book

    Thomas Pynchon

    Shadow Ticket

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Big Sleep & Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    The Big Sleep & Farewell, My Lovely

    Philip Marlowe 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • Black Money by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    Black Money

    Lew Archer 13

    £9.99 GBP
  • Pay Dirt by Sara Paretsky - Paperback

    Sara Paretsky

    Pay Dirt

    V I Warshawski 22

    £9.99 GBP
  • A Man Named Doll by Jonathan Ames - Paperback book

    Jonathan Ames

    A Man Named Doll

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Enchanters by James Ellroy - Paperback book

    James Ellroy

    The Enchanters

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett - Paperback book

    Dashiell Hammett

    The Maltese Falcon

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett - Paperback book

    Dashiell Hammett

    The Thin Man

    £8.99 GBP
  • The High Window by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    The High Window

    Philip Marlowe 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • Shell Game by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Shell Game

    V I Warshawski 19

    £9.99 GBP
  • Fallout by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Fallout

    V I Warshawski 18

    £9.99 GBP
  • Brush Back by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Brush Back

    V I Warshawski 17

    £9.99 GBP
  • Dead Land by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Dead Land

    V I Warshawski 20

    £9.99 GBP
  • Overboard by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Overboard

    V I Warshawski 21

    £9.99 GBP
  • Bitter Medicine by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Bitter Medicine

    V I Warshawski 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • Killing Orders by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Killing Orders

    V I Warshawski 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • Deadlock by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Deadlock

    V I Warshawski 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky - Paperback book

    Sara Paretsky

    Indemnity Only

    V I Warshawski 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    The Lady in the Lake

    Philip Marlowe 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • Killer in the Rain by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    Killer in the Rain

    £10.99 GBP
  • Trouble is my Business by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    Trouble is my Business

    Philip Marlowe

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Underground Man

    Lew Archer 16

    £9.99 GBP
  • Playback by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    Playback

    Philip Marlowe 7

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    The Little Sister

    Philip Marlowe 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Long Good-bye by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    The Long Good-bye

    Philip Marlowe 6

    £9.99 GBP
  • Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    Farewell, My Lovely

    Philip Marlowe 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler - Paperback book

    Raymond Chandler

    The Big Sleep

    Philip Marlowe 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Drowning Pool

    Lew Archer 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Galton Case by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Galton Case

    Lew Archer 8

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Goodbye Look by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Goodbye Look

    Lew Archer 15

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Underground Man

    Lew Archer 16

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Drowning Pool

    Lew Archer 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Chill by Ross Macdonald - Paperback book

    Ross Macdonald

    The Chill

    Lew Archer 11

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Wheel of Doll by Jonathan Ames - Paperback book

    Jonathan Ames

    The Wheel of Doll

    £8.99 GBP
  • You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames - Paperback book

    Jonathan Ames

    You Were Never Really Here

    £7.99 GBP
  • Karma Doll by Jonathan Ames

    Jonathan Ames

    Karma Doll

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy - Paperback book

    James Ellroy

    The Black Dahlia

    £9.99 GBP
  • Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett - Paperback book

    Dashiell Hammett

    Red Harvest

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett - Paperback book

    Dashiell Hammett

    The Dain Curse

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett - Paperback book

    Dashiell Hammett

    The Glass Key

    £10.99 GBP