Here are the top-rated Hard Case Crime novels on
GoodReads.com. I've been watching the ratings for about six
months and they haven't changed much, except with new
releases such as Charles' and Christa Faust's, which debuted
in the top ten. The rating is a five star system.
Songs of Innocence Richard Aleas 4.11 A Touch of Death
Charles Williams 4.05 Little Girl Lost Richard Aleas 3.94 The
Wounded and the Slain David Goodis 3.90 Say It with Bullets
Richard Powell 3.88 The Vengeful Virgin Gil Brewer 3.85 Fade
to Blonde Max Phillips 3.83 Money Shot Christa Faust 3.81 The
Girl with the Long Green Heart Lawrence Block 3.80 The Gutter
and the Grave Ed McBain 3.74
Here are the bottom five: Dead Street Mickey Spillane 3.04
Witness to Myself Seymour Shubin 3.00 The Colorado Kid
Stephen King 2.90 The Guns of Heaven Pete Hamill 2.81
Straight Cut Madison Smartt Bell 2.70
Jeff
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