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1

by Raymond Chandler

11,558 members

315 reviews

4

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2

by James Dickey

2,854 members

63 reviews

3.9

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3

by Carl Hiaasen

2,511 members

42 reviews

½ 3.6

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4

And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

by William S. Burroughs

1,144 members

30 reviews

½ 3.5

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5

Querelle of Brest

1,067 members

15 reviews

3.9

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6

The Shotgun Rule

by Charlie Huston

373 members

11 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: permanentorbit: hard boiled, noir

7

by Richard Elman

39 members

3.9

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Explanations: permanentorbit: noir

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Started: permanentorbit
June 2024
Type: Unnumbered, Adding restricted

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