Hard Boiled category: 6975 books

Nightside City will die in the coming dawn -- so why is someone trying to buy up the town? A blend of hard science fiction and hard-boiled film noir detective story. "For years, when people asked me what was my favorite of all the novels I’d written... I would name Nightside City."—from the afterword by Lawrence Watt-Evans.

Called “an outstanding series” by Booklist and “triumphant” by the Chicago Tribune, Kris Nelscott’s Smokey Dalton mysteries boast numerous awards, including finalists for the Edgar and Shamus awards. The Oregonian says: “The Nelscott series setting, in the turbulent late ’60s,...

A troubled girl. A cabal that believes her possessed by an avenging spirit. A detective who will stop at nothing to protect her. When PI Adam Park is retained to confirm the accuracy of a young heiress’s family tree, it sounds like the simple case he needs to break the monotony of life on...

Fiora left me on my own for the summer. Big mistake. When you’re looking for trouble, it isn’t hard to find. Only thing unexpected was ending up in a war as old as the Bible, being fought on the fresh turf of southern California's Gold Coast. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Death...

>>> 3 Books for the Price of 2 for a Limited Time! <<< They’ve no idea how dangerous she is. But they’ll learn. The hard way. A rogue assassin, Tess Williams prowls the city’s shadows, preying on killers, pimps, gangbangers, rapists… the monsters that ruin lives....

They’ve no idea how dangerous she is. But they’ll learn. The hard way. ★★★★★ “Fabulous story arcs, pulse-pounding action, an amazing female vigilante, exciting travelogues... All come together in this series.” N. Gillet A rogue assassin, Tess Williams prowls the city’s...

Desperate to recover her son, a yacht designer turns to a hard-bitten captain for help Sarah Lineyack’s in-laws hated her the moment she married their son. They hated her when she was pregnant, and they hated her even more after the car crash that killed their darling boy but spared Sarah...

By the author of The Crime on Cotes des Neiges, this is the second title in the Véhicule Press Ricochet series of hard-boiled detective novels set in Montreal. Originally published in 1952, Murder Over Dorval follows the investigations of hard-drinking, seasoned private dick, Russell Teed. First...

“I KNOW WHAT YOU DID” The writer of the mysterious letter could have been talking about any number of misdeeds, some large, some small, some frankly unsuitable for print. When it comes to deeply unqualified guardians of the moral high ground, it would be tough to find many that equaled Black Jack...

A hard-boiled thriller, hard to put down.

I have known Dan Benton for many years. He’s a hard work-ing private investigator, private eye, troubleshooter, you name it.The following book is his.To give you some background about this man and how this book happened to come into being, I’ll put down these few words of introduction.He’s cool-headed....

Anthony and Shamus award finalist Jack Bludis' high-octaine P.I. Brian Kane returns in unforgettable tale of Hollywood and homicide - noir style. It's Hollywood, 1951. This is private eye Brian Kane's turf. He's been hired by a mega-star's wife to catch her cheating husband with the newest of his...

5 OUT OF 5 STARS! "Fans of the hardboiled good old stuff should rejoice. Jack Bludis is a true Keeper of the Flame, and The Last Sellout is a more than worthy addition to the PI canon. Five out of five stars!" - Richard Helms, two-time Derringer Award winning author of Thunder Moon. Anthony...

Chicago patrolman Jack Kelly comes on duty one cold December evening and begins muddling through the same old boring routine of shaking doorknobs and peering into the dim interiors of businesses. But monotony suddenly transforms to much more unpleasant when he stumbles upon the body of small-time...