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If you loved Playback by Raymond Chandler, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Noir, Hard-Boiled, Private Investigators, and Mystery & Detective.

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Top related books to Playback

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Playback.

Farewell, My Lovely — Raymond Chandler

Farewell, My Lovely

Raymond Chandler

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

The Devil’s Daughter — Gordon Greisman

The Devil’s Daughter

Gordon Greisman

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

The Devil A Jack Taylor Novel — Ken Bruen

The Devil A Jack Taylor Novel

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

The Judge — Peter Colt

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

Brown’s Requiem — James Ellroy

Brown’s Requiem

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

Fools Die On Friday — Erle Stanley Gardner

Fools Die On Friday

Erle Stanley Gardner

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

Follow Her Home — Steph Cha

Follow Her Home

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

Maximum Rossi A Las Vegas Crime Noir — Paul W. Papa

Maximum Rossi A Las Vegas Crime Noir

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

Sometimes at Night — Ben Sanders

Sometimes at Night

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

The Midnight Promise A Detective’s Story in Ten Cases — Zane Lovitt

The Midnight Promise A Detective’s Story in Ten Cases

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

The Man Who Came Uptown — George Pelecanos

The Man Who Came Uptown

George Pelecanos

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

The Ambassador — Peter Colt

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

A Bullet Apiece Saint Louis Noir — John Joseph Ryan

A Bullet Apiece Saint Louis Noir

John Joseph Ryan

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators

Kings of Midnight — Wallace Stroby

Kings of Midnight

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

Cut You Down — Sam Wiebe

Themes: Noir • Private Investigators • Mystery & Detective

The Kind Worth Saving A Novel — Peter Swanson

The Kind Worth Saving A Novel

Themes: Noir • Private Investigators • Mystery & Detective

Carbon — Andrew Vachss

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

The Starr Sting Scale The Candace Starr Series — C.S. O’Cinneide

The Starr Sting Scale The Candace Starr Series — C.S. O’Cinneide

C.S. O'Cinneide

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

Milwaukee Noir — Tim Hennessy

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

Those Who Lie — Diane Jeffrey

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

The Girl With the Long Green Heart — Lawrence Block

The Girl With the Long Green Heart

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

The Mobster’s Lament — Ray Celestin

The Mobster’s Lament

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

Follow Her Home Juniper Song #1 — Steph Cha

Follow Her Home Juniper Song #1

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

The Knife Slipped — Erle Stanley Gardner

The Knife Slipped

Erle Stanley Gardner

Themes: Noir • Hard-Boiled • Mystery & Detective

Fans of Playback by Raymond Chandler will find 24 titles here, all united by Noir, Hard-Boiled, Private Investigators. Authors represented include Raymond Chandler, Gordon Greisman, Ken Bruen, Peter Colt, and others.

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