On Beulah Height by Reginald HillVal McDermidThis is the perfect crime novel. As in all great crime novels, the central mystery is a driver for a broad and deep investigation of society and culture. Mystic River by Dennis LehaneJames Lee BurkeTo my mind this is the best crime novel written in the English language. This may seem an odd epithet to apply to one of the great practitioners of “hard-boiled” crime fiction. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyGraeme Macrae BurnetCrime and Punishment is kingpin of the crime fiction prison yard.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2018 06:56 UTC