Hard-Boiled

Image of In the Valley of the Devil: An Earl Marcus Mystery
Author(s):
Hank Early
Genre(s):
Private Investigators, Hard-Boiled

In the Valley of the Devil: An Earl Marcus Mystery

July 23, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“will appeal to anyone who likes the hardboiled Southern private eye novel where evil lurks beneath the surface of a quiet little town.”

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Author(s):
Pol Koutsakis
Genre(s):
International Settings, Hard-Boiled

Baby Blue (Stratos Gazis Series)

July 9, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Michael J. McCann

Stratos Gazis is a professional contract killer with a conscience.

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Author(s):
Mickey Spillane
Genre(s):
Suspense, Hard-Boiled, Crime Mystery & Thriller

Killing Town (Mike Hammer)

April 16, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“This is the novel that started it all.”

It’s the late 1940s. Mike Hammer has come to Killington, Rhode Island, to keep a promise to a friend.

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Author(s):
J. D. Barker
Genre(s):
Legal/Police Procedural, Hard-Boiled

The Fourth Monkey

June 26, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Michael Thomas Barry

". . . delightfully twisted and thoroughly engaging . . ."

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Image of Lucky (A Detective Jack Yu Investigation)
Author(s):
Henry Chang
Genre(s):
Legal/Police Procedural, Hard-Boiled, Asian American

Lucky (A Detective Jack Yu Investigation)

March 13, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Michael J. McCann

Henry Chang’s crime novel Lucky marks the fifth appearance of New York Police Department Detective Jack Yu.

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Image of Mike Hammer: The Will to Kill
Author(s):
Mickey Spillane
Genre(s):
Crime Mystery & Thriller, Hard-Boiled

Mike Hammer: The Will to Kill

March 13, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“the best example of the hardboiled crime noir novel . . .”

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Image of The Knife Slipped (Cool and Lam)
Author(s):
Erle Stanley Gardner
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Hard-Boiled

The Knife Slipped

December 5, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Michael J. McCann

“The Knife Slipped is a gift to aficionados of the Cool and Lam series . . .”

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Author(s):
Ken Bruen
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Hard-Boiled

Pimp

April 11, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Sam Millar

“Fast-paced, engrossingly entertaining, Pimp is outrageously funny.”

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Author(s):
Wolf Haas
Genre(s):
Political, Hard-Boiled, International Settings

Brenner and God (Melville International Crime)

June 18, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Sam Millar

“Mr. Haas may not yet be a household name this side of the Atlantic, but all that is about to change . . .”

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Image of Robert B. Parker's Lullaby (Spenser)
Author(s):
Ace Atkins
Genre(s):
Hard-Boiled, United States

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby (Spenser)

March 30, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Kathleen Hennrikus

“The death of Robert Parker in 2010 did not slow the output of his Spenser books.

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Image of Dark Jenny (Eddie LaCrosse, 3)
Author(s):
Alex Bledsoe
Genre(s):
Series, Supernatural, Hard-Boiled, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy

Dark Jenny

March 23, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Charlene Brusso

Cynical sword jockey-for-hire Eddie LaCrosse returns in a new medieval murder mystery drawn straight from the mists of legend in Alex Bledsoe’s entertaining third novel in the LaCrosse series (foll

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Author(s):
Ed Lynskey
Genre(s):
Hard-Boiled, Mystery & Thriller

Lake Charles

March 14, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Nancy Carty Lepri

Brendan Fishback and his best friend, Cobb Kuzawa head to their favored fishing hole at Lake Charles, Tennessee.

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Author(s):
Ian Rankin
Genre(s):
Hard-Boiled, Legal/Police Procedural

The Complaints

February 11, 2011
Reviewed by: 
John M. Wills

Ian Rankin is the U.K.’s most popular crime writer. His books have won numerous prestigious awards and been on every bestseller list.

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Author(s):
Dennis Tafoya
Genre(s):
Mystery, Hard-Boiled

The Wolves of Fairmount Park

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Joseph Arellano

“Somebody out there had turned a gun on two kids. Whoever did it might be locked up now, and they might not. If they weren’t locked up, then they were on the street and not far away.

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Author(s):
Peter Blauner
Genre(s):
Hard-Boiled, Mystery

Casino Moon

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Ron Fortier

The world of professional boxing has historically been tainted by organized crime on many occasions.  There are those who believe even when completely legitimate, the sport lends itself to same kin

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Image of Collusion (Jack Lennon, Book 2)
Author(s):
Stuart Neville
Genre(s):
Series, Hard-Boiled, Legal/Police Procedural

Collusion

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Sam Millar

“I want him brought to me alive.

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Image of In the Shadow of Gotham (Detective Simon Ziele, 1)
Author(s):
Stefanie Pintoff
Genre(s):
Hard-Boiled, Legal/Police Procedural

In the Shadow of Gotham (Detective Simon Ziele)

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
A. J. Kirby

On May 11 2010, the curtain well and truly rose on Stefanie Pintoff’s burgeoning crime fiction career, pulling her out of the shadows and into the limelight.

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