Crime and action/adventure books that are gold standards of the genres
Discover the gold standards of crime and action/adventure fiction. From Lee Child's Killing Floor to Don Winslow's The Winter of Frankie Mine, explore pulse-pounding thrillers that define the genres.
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Killing Floor
by Lee Child
Ex-MP Jack Reacher goes into action to find his brother's killers after a series of brutal crimes terrorize tiny Margrave, Georgia, only to uncover the dark and deadly conspiracy concealed behind the town's peaceful facade.
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Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly
On Antarctica, special forces from several countries battle each other for control of what is believed to be an alien space ship buried in the ice. Non-stop action and treachery galore. A first novel.
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The Wheelman
by Duane Swierczynski
His money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, getaway driver Lennon is on a mission to find out who is responsible--and to get back his loot. A dirty cop, the Russian and Italian mobs, the mayor's hired gun, and a musician maneuver for position as this novel twists and turns toward its conclusion.
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Drive
by James Sallis
Driver, a man who makes a living doing stunt driving for films during the day and by driving for criminals at night, finds himself caught in the middle when he is double-crossed by some former partners and is forced to take violent means to protect himself and to seek revenge on his betrayers, in a short novel that evokes the world of classic noir. Reprint.
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The Winter of Frankie Machine
by Don Winslow
A blistering new take on the Mafia story--and the basis of a forthcoming film starring Robert De Niro--comes from the author of "The Death and Life of Bobby Z."
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Hardcase
by Dan Simmons
Ex-con Joe Kurtz is hired by a Buffalo mob boss to find a missing accountant.
