Shaft by Ernest TidymanCreated, the Destroyer by Warren MurphyNo Place to Hide by Ted AllbeuryThe Game by Tom  WoodButcher's Moon by Richard Stark
Great Action Guy Reads
226 books — 45 voters
The Blue Noon by Robert      RyanThe Collaborators by Reginald HillEarly One Morning by Robert      RyanThe '44 Vintage by Anthony  Price
Best World War II Spy Books
149 books — 96 voters

Jack of Spies by David DowningAcross The Blood-Red Skies by Robert RadcliffeDead Man's Land by Robert      RyanSpies Of Jerusalem by Colin        Smith
Best prewar spy thrillers
24 books — 20 voters
Never a Dull Moment by David HepworthEvery Pretty Thing by Chris Mooney
Your Top 5 Reads in 2017
749 books — 360 voters

Cruel & Unusual by Patricia CornwellThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyCity Primeval by Elmore LeonardUnder World by Reginald HillLaidlaw by William McIlvanney
Crime Fiction
531 books — 240 voters
Flashman and the Redskins by George MacDonald FraserCraig Brown's GREATEST HITS by Craig  BrownThe Brand New Monty Python Papperbok by Graham ChapmanFlashman at the Charge by George MacDonald FraserThe Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans
Funny as Hell!
2,560 books — 6,493 voters

Firestarter by Stephen  KingOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichWideacre by Philippa GregoryDead Man Riding by Gillian LinscottA Foreign Affair by Caro Peacock
Kick-Butt Heroines
2,351 books — 2,427 voters
Timeline by Michael CrichtonThe Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,973 books — 5,257 voters

The Hollow Man by Oliver HarrisIntensive Care by Peter DunantThe Butcher's Boy by Thomas PerryEye of the Needle by Ken FollettA Game of Spies by John Altman
Man on the Run!
96 books — 18 voters

One for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisPostmortem by Patricia Daniels CornwellIndemnity Only by Sara ParetskyFamily Honor by Robert B. Parker
Fearless Females
769 books — 922 voters

Killing Floor by Lee ChildRed Dragon by Thomas  HarrisCasino Royale by Ian FlemingCover Her Face by P.D. JamesSharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
Best Series
3,376 books — 9,460 voters
Appaloosa by Robert B. ParkerSixkill by Robert B. ParkerResolution by Robert B. ParkerNight Passage by Robert B. ParkerShrink Rap by Robert B. Parker
Best Robert B. Parker Mysteries
62 books — 57 voters

Underdogs by Robert      RyanThe Most Dangerous Game by Gavin LyallCome Clean by Bill  JamesKing of the Golden Valley by Alan ScholefieldEye Contact by Fergus McNeill
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
650 books — 396 voters
Nine Mil by Robert      RyanTrans Am by Robert      RyanCome Clean by Bill  JamesDeath of a Showgirl by Tobias JonesAlive & Kicking by John Milne
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
706 books — 881 voters

The Affair by Lee ChildSomething in the Sea by Yves BonaveroPig Island by Mo HayderSnow White and Rose Red by Ed McBainWhip Hand by Dick Francis
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,438 books — 2,182 voters
Area 7 by Matthew ReillyAcross The Blood-Red Skies by Robert RadcliffeThe '44 Vintage by Anthony  PriceZodiac Station by Tom HarperFlashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,555 books — 2,726 voters

Taken by Robert CraisA Taste for Death by Peter O'DonnellThe Game by Tom  WoodPromised Land by Robert B. ParkerBuried Prey by John Sandford
If You Like Lee Child
44 books — 29 voters