Nice list. If you want more light-but-tense options try Dorothy B. Hughes’s The Expendable Man, Margaret Millar’s Beast in View and or Richard Stark’s Parker novels starting with The Hunter - usually slim mass-market prints that won’t bust your budget. Elmore Leonard’s Swag or LaBrava are also quick, twisty reads, and you can often spot them on airport used racks to keep weight and cost down.
Skip the elaborate routines. Pick one wake time and keep it, even on weekends. Put a glass by the sink so water is the first thing you reach for. Open the blinds right away to get light and wake up faster. Brush teeth, get dressed, and move your body for three to five minutes.
Keep breakfast boring and repeatable so you do not decide every day. Bag is packed at night and lives by the door with keys and ID. Phone stays on a charger away from the bed until you are leaving. If a step takes longer than two minutes, push it to the evening.
