Mario Puzo 2004
- What it is
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No good guys here · a big story that sweeps you along
- Genre
- Crime Classics
- Feels
- Morally grey Gritty Epic Unflinching
Everything below shares at least two of these traits, or sits with it in some reader's stack. Each card tells you why.
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Los Idus de Enero
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No good guys here · hard, and nobody dresses it up
Red Sparrow
Jason Matthews 2013
No good guys here · hard, and nobody dresses it up
Mejor muerto
Susana Rodríguez Lezaun 2024
No good guys here · no filter
Damascus Station
David Mccloskey 2021
No good guys here · hard, and nobody dresses it up
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Cormac McCarthy 1900
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Alexander Dumas 1940
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