Contemporary

The final book in Baer’s Phineas Poe series, about an ex-cop taking on the violent world around him.

Grenouille recognises that each individual has their own human scent. He begins to lusts for the perfect scent; not only one that will make him more human but a smell that will give him total power.

Anyone who’s read this book will see why Thompson has such a cult following, and I don’t mean that as a backhanded compliment.

The Wasp Factory comes from Frank’s invention of a house of mirrors, except instead of it being a fun room, it’s a torture device.

Famous for his Harry Hole (pronounced Holy) series, Nesbø has quite the reputation for his police detective run.

The Killer Inside Me has a similar style to that of American Psycho; with inner monologues dictating violent external actions, as well as a much-hated main character.

Take this as a warning; Crash is not for the faint-hearted or the literary reader. It falls far down the cracks in the gaping abyss between.

A young guy discovers a hole in the wall, just above his bed. Through his newfound voyeurism he begins to study the lives of his neighbours; their private moments together, secret activities to childbirth, illness and death.