Books like Maigret et la jeune morte
Maigret et la jeune morte by Georges Simenon reads as somber, atmospheric. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Maigret et le clochard
Georges Simenon · 1963
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Laura
Vera Caspary · 1941
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Phantom Lady
Cornell Woolrich · 1942
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The case of the Black-Eyed Blonde
Erle Stanley Gardner · 1944
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Baker's dozen
Bill Pronzini · 1984
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Sin City
Frank Miller · 1996
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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett · 1930
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Six easy pieces
Walter Mosley · 2003
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A Gun for Sale
Graham Greene · 1936
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Field grey
Philip Kerr · 2010
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Old Tin Sorrows
Glen Cook · 1989
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Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories
Elmore Leonard · 1975
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