I love a good crime book. Small town noir, good crime, gritty, private detective, legal, drugs, mobsters whatever.
Been on a slump lately after finishing Don Winslows Border Trilogy. Picked up a couple legal thrillers lately and they were good, but looking forward to hearing some suggestions
Ive read Lee Child, Connelly, Ellroy and the likes.
Preferably stand alone book. Something good please!!
by liskeeksil
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David Baldacci and John Grisham have some good standalone novels that might fit the bill.
Not noir and small town but Dashiki by Florence Wetzel is a police detective mystery.
The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem
Persona by Vincent Kane
you want grit, not fluff—here’s a list that’ll punch you in the gut, one-and-done:
* *The Winter of Frankie Machine* by Don Winslow (if you missed it)—retired hitman gets dragged back in, pure ice
* *The Friends of Eddie Coyle* by George V. Higgins—dialogue-driven, Boston crime classic
* *Savages* by Don Winslow—short, brutal, cartel vs. SoCal chaos
* *The Ice Harvest* by Scott Phillips—dark humor + Christmas Eve crime spiral
* *The Drop* by Dennis Lehane—bar guy, dog, mob money, slow-burn violence
no series, no filler—just pure crime meat