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From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class.
From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.
― Raymond Chandler

Dead SoulsReview

Dead Souls

By Ian Rankin

Rain GodsReview

Rain Gods

By James Lee Burke

Black Cherry Blues

Black Cherry Blues

By James Lee Burke

Cast a Yellow Shadow

Cast a Yellow Shadow

By Ross Thomas

The Fools in Town Are on Our Side

The Fools in Town Are on Our Side

By Ross Thomas

Le Loup d’Hiroshima

Le Loup d’Hiroshima

By Yûko Yuzuki and Dominique Sylvain

Farewell, My LovelyReview

Farewell, My Lovely

By Raymond Chandler

The Long Good-bye

The Long Good-bye

By Raymond Chandler

The Little Sister

The Little Sister

By Raymond Chandler

32 Cadillacs

32 Cadillacs

By Joe Gores

Spade and Archer

Spade and Archer

By Joe Gores

MetropolisReview

Metropolis

By Philip Kerr

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