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Patricia Highsmith (2001) Strangers on a Train. (First published 1950) W. W. Norton In her first novel published in 1950, Patricia Highsmith introduced the character of a subtle, murderous, sociopath who lives unsuspected for years. Highsmith's psycho-thriller was the source of a famous Alfred Hitchcock film in 1953. The book is one of the great classics of psychological crime fiction. More... 
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Patricia Highsmith (1992) The Talented Mr. Ripley. (First published 1955) Vintage Patricia Highsmith wrote stories in which you almost physically feel the coming of a catastrophe. It is so unnerving that you might just want to throw away the book, because you can no longer stand the tension. But then you read on through the night. Don't get confused by the silly title or lousy cover. This is one of the best psycho-thrillers - ever! More...
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Ross Macdonald (1996) The Drowning Pool. (First published in 1950) Vintage Hard-boiled novel noir filled with sex, blackmail, deceit and murder. This is the second novel in Macdonalds Lew Archer series. Complex plot, combined with psychological depth, in economic prose. More... 
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Ruth Rendell (2001) The Lake of Darkness. (First published in 1976) Vintage Martin Urban, a quiet bachelor, wins a large fortune at the football pools. Financially comfortable, he decides to share his newfound wealth with those in need. And the disaster begins to unfold. The seemingly normal benefactors of Martin's altruistic impulses are vicious nut cases. His good intentions become fatally distorted. One of Rendell's best novels. More...
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Fyodor Dostoevsky (1984) Crime and Punishment. Bantam Classics Dostoevsky's rendering of the student Raskolnikov in 18th-century Russia is a true classic. In a process of moral decline, the impoverished intellectual robs and kills his pawnbroker. As he is hunted down for his crime Dostoevsky tells a surprisingly fast-paced story, full of moral dilemmas and psychological thrill. A masterpiece. More... 
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Patricia Highsmith (1993) Ripley's Game. (First published 1974) Vintage Dashing murderer Tom Ripley is playing a nasty game of manipulation on an inconspicuous man, leading to murder and revenge. The resulting chain of events drags the reader into a most unsettling mental state - frozen in fascination, but also terrified by the looming disaster. A dark tale. More...
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