1950s
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The Living and the Dead (1954), Boileau-Narcejac
Rating: 7/10 · Translated from French Plot: A former policeman is hired to watch an old…
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The Long Goodbye (1953), Raymond Chandler
Rating: 10/10 Plot: Two cases, a friend’s flight to Mexico and a drunk novelist’s troubles, are…
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She Who Was No More (1952), Boileau-Narcejac
Rating: 8/10 · Translated from French Plot: A travelling salesman and his mistress drown his wife,…
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The Killer Inside Me (1952), Jim Thompson
Rating: 8/10 Plot: A small-town deputy’s hidden compulsion breaks the surface after one act of violence,…
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Kiss Me, Deadly (1952), Mickey Spillane
Rating: 5/10 Plot: Mike Hammer picks up a terrified woman on a night highway, survives an…
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The Inugami Clan (1951), Seishi Yokomizo
Rating: 7/10 · Translated from Japanese; English edition 2003 Plot: A silk magnate’s will sets his…
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The Judge and His Hangman (1950), Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Rating: 8/10 · Translated from German Plot: A Bern police lieutenant is found shot in his…
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Strangers on a Train (1950), Patricia Highsmith
Rating: 8/10 Plot: Two men meet on a train; one proposes swapping murders, and the other…
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A Murder Is Announced (1950)- Agatha Christie
Rating: 8/10 Plot: A small-ads notice announces a murder at a set hour, and the village…
