Two of the titles were among my favorite books in that category, several others were already on my "To Read" list, and now I'll add the rest.
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George Pelecanos' The Night Gardener made Pierce's list and mine. Last summer I linked to some of Pelecanos' favorite books, and later made a case that The Night Gardener is the second best novel for fans of HBO's The Wire.
The other title on Pierce's list and mine: Duane Swierczynski's The Blonde, a novel that I'd like to adapt for the big screen.
Also here on the blog: Swierczynski put his novel The Wheelman to the "page 69" test.
--Marshal Zeringue