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Caffeine
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Detective Novels

i am tiring of the likes of camus, thompson, & eggers.

i want a detective novel from the 20s, 30s, or 40s. a decent one, with lingo to boot!

so, any obvious choices?

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Raymond Chandler?

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Chandler owns the genre.

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