The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Epic and awesome. Just top-notch storytelling and frighteningly prescient (well, more timeless, I'm afraid). Hopefully Ridley gets it right.
The Strangers in the House - Georges Simenon
First Simenon. Certainly won't be the last. Great characters and intrigue. Not much of a mystery, but the atmosphere Simenon creates is captivating.
Fatale - Jean-Patrick Manchette
Completely. Bad. Ass. A woman shows up in a small town, plays the wealthy against one another and when they try to double-cross her, she takes them down - hard. I must make this movie.
Sleepless - Charlie Huston
Huston is a hell of a writer. This took a little while to dig its hooks in me, but by the end my room seemed to fill with dust and onion mist, because, whew, it's just so damn sad. Great future noir.