Maxim owned the famous Murder One bookstore in London for 20 years and has since been an editor, writer and reviewer of crime fiction. He is one of the most well known experts on crime fiction in the U.K.

CITY ON FIRE, Don Winslow
THE MAID, Nita Prose
HEAT 2, Michael Mann & Meg Gardiner
HOW TO FIND YOU WAY IN THE DARK, Derek B. Miller
MAROR, Lavie Tidhar
SHOOT THE MOONLIGHT OUT, William Boyle
QUEEN HIGH, C. J. Carey