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Private Detective

So you're a private detective. I didn't know they existed, except in books. Or else they were greasy little men snooping around hotel corridors.
— Raymond Chandler

The Truth Behind the LieReview

The Truth Behind the Lie

By Sara Lövestam and Laura A. Wideburg (Translator)

A Dance at the SlaughterhouseReview

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse

By Lawrence Block

Black Cherry Blues

Black Cherry Blues

By James Lee Burke

Troubled BloodReview

Troubled Blood

By Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo’s Calling

The Cuckoo’s Calling

By Robert Galbraith

Dirty WarReview

Dirty War

By Dominique Sylvain and Nick Caistor (Translator)

Le Roi Lézard

Le Roi Lézard

By Dominique Sylvain

Lorraine ConnectionReview

Lorraine Connection

By Dominique Manotti, Amanda Hopkinson (Translator) and Ros Schwartz (Translator)

Killed in the RatingsReview

Killed in the Ratings

By William L. DeAndrea

The Hog Murders

The Hog Murders

By William L. DeAndrea

Farewell, My LovelyReview

Farewell, My Lovely

By Raymond Chandler

The Long Good-bye

The Long Good-bye

By Raymond Chandler

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