Since I’m never sure what “best” is supposed to mean, I’m submitting these books because they gave me great degrees of pleasure in a variety of ways.His list includes titles by Dean Koontz, Norman Partridge, Richard Stark, Michael Connelly, Bill Pronzini, Tom Piccirilli, Jeffrey Ford, Max Allan Collins, Robert Randisi, and Paul Malmont.
(Hat tip to The Rap Sheet.)
--Marshal Zeringue