Any recommendations for good British crime please? Thank you ?
Any recommendations for good British crime please? Thank you ?
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Any recommendations for good British crime please? Thank you ?
The Kim Stone series by Angela Marsons
Prime suspect series…
@Denise, thanks, I have read some of those!
Thanks Andrea
Peter James – Roy Grace series
PD James
Anything by Lynda La Plante but I like the Above suspicion series
@Becky yes ?
Mark Billingham – Tom Thorne series
The three ladies known for British whodunnits are Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Ruth Rendell. The top ranking male writer is Peter James, who I know absolutely nothing about and have never read.
I like the Inspector Banks books by Peter Robinson and The Inspector Lynley books by Elizabeth George.
If you enjoy Golden Age book’s, try the Lord Peter Wimsey series by Dorothy L. Sayers. Murder Must Advertise is one of my favorite’s.
Alex Marwood
Elizabeth George and Peter James.
Peter May ?
Peter james – Roy grace series.
Katrina Diamond – The teacher and following books.(These are my favourite)
Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie novels – Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News, Started Early, Took My Dog
@Morag agree
@Becky new one this year!
@Becky ??
P.D. James!
Wow! Thank you so much everyone! I now have a very long list of books to read ??
I absolutely love James Oswald! He writes crime set in Edinburgh but with an occult twist so different to the usual crime books. Also love Sharon Bolton’s Lacey Flint series (& her standalone thrillers too
John Rebus series
Peter James books Roy Grace series set around the Brighton area.
The Tana French books, set in Ireland, are really good.
MJ Arlidge, MC Beaton, Martin Edwards, CJ Sansom, Agatha Christie, R.D. Wingfield, Colin Dexter, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ruth Rendell, Lee Childs, John Le Carre, Dick Francis, Louise Penny, not really a genre I read much
MC Beaton, love the Agatha Raisen series
@Patricia enoyed the TV series too!
MJ Arlidge, Peter James and Anna Smith – all great crime series authors
I need to set up a HUGE list of books I must read ??
Faith Marttin -super series
DCI Bennett series set in Harrogate by Malcolm Hollingdrake
Have you tried Liz Mistry?
@Carmen not yet ?
Rebus books by Ian Rankin. Shardlake books by CJ Sansom. And also the DCI Ryan series by LJ Ross on Amazon Kindle.
@Kate I got hooked on DCI Ryan series last year ??
I like P.D. James and her fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh.
Abir Mukherjee and his Sam Wyndham series. Set in India in the days of the Raj but perfect “British” crime none the less!
Cormoron Strike series JK Rowling writes under a pseudonym (detective series)
Got all those and loved the tv series ??
Loved those books
AGATHA CHRISTIE?
Max Wolfe series by Tony Parsons
Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley series.
Helen Fields Perfect series – first crime thrillers I have read – very ‘descriptive’ but have nothing to compare it with! Hooked ❤️
@Vicki I loved these too. Eagerly awaiting the next one.
@Alison – have you read anything similar? New genre for me so don’t know where to start. I only found it because it was a free audiobook from HarperCollins. x
@Vicki – I tried Elly Griffiths Dr Ruth Galloway series but not quite as good.
If you are prepared to go outside Britain , try Jane Harper’s Aaron Falk books , The Dry and Force of Nature set in Australia. Really good.
@Alison thank you I will try them when finished the perfect series x
Whiskey from small glasses; Denzil Meyrick
Denzil is another author I’d recommend. I’ve read all his books and love them. Patiently waiting for the next one, due out soon! (y)
Peter James .
Well I now have over 200 books on my Goodreads wishlist lol…..
@Diana enjoy!
I will, slowly ?
You can have my apartment.
J. R. Rain Sherlock Holmes series
Val Mc Dermid and Stephen Leather
@Linda I have read some Val Mcdermid books, they were already on my list!
Simon Serrailier series by Susan Hill
@Jacquin oh loved those ??
There is a new one, have you read that?
@Jacquin NO, missed that. Just been looking, and kindle version is dearer than paperback !!
@Jacquin Just reserved it at my library ?
M.j arlidge, Helen Grace series.
Mark billingham Tom Thorne series. Stuart McBride Logan McRae series
Denzil Meyrick series is fab. I’d def recommend it. ?
On my list!
@David Theseus Paradox and The Detriment brilliant crime writer.
@Maria Thank you for the mention! ????
Denise Mina is a must…all her novels are based in Glasgow Scotland, so not exactly British, but oh so worth reading!
@Donna not exactly British??!!!
I’m not sure if you’re joking? If not you’re being somewhat offensive ?
Morag Morrison. Yes and No…Britain is the island where England, Scotland and Wales are the 3 countries on it, so “British” would just be a correct, geographic adjective for those countries. In the UK..which would include the country of N. Ireland, I don’t ever remember meeting any of those citizens, who considered themselves British, and I’m an Aussie with a father born in Edinburgh, and that’s about as complicated as I’m getting, with no political comment on independence. No intention of being offensive, just admiration for a wonderful author….Denise Mina.
Well, politically and constitutionally, at this time Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, even if as you say many Scots would describe themselves as Scottish first rather than British. The way you phrased your comment struck me as curious, however I have no wish to cross swords with you over semantics, so peace ✌️?
On the subject of Denise Mina, I actually met her a few years ago when she came to Aberdeen to give a talk. She was a very entertaining and humerous speaker, and I was lucky enough to win a copy of the book she was promoting at the time. We’d had a conversation during the evening about my liking for listening to the radio, and she signed the book ‘To Morag – Radio Fiend’ ☺️ I was well-chuffed! ? Happy reading ?
I enjoy vintage British crime. George Bellairs is very good. Marjery Allingham, Agatha Christie.
Have you read any books by Rhys Bowen?
@Debbie I adore her!
@Carmen me too! I just finished In Farleigh Field and so enjoyed it!
@Debbie Have you read Molly Murphy or Her Royal Spyness? Without that series I wouldn’t have set a novel in 1931.
@Carmen I just bought two Molly Murphy yesterday. They are on my kindle waiting for me!
@Debbie I love the early ones.
@Debbie NO ?
@Debbie Molly Murphy series was one of my favorite series.
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I got hooked on all the British TV crime series, many of them are based on books, Broadchurch, Hinterland, Shetland and DCI Banks. Would love some book reccomendations along those lines too.
Midsommer Murders, Death in Paradise…
The author of all the DCI Alan Banks series of books is Peter Robinson.
The Colin Sutton book about Levi Bellfield is coming out after manhunt tv programme this week
Kimberley Chambers. She’s the queen of crime!
Elizabeth George is really good
@Rosemary – I second that. The first I read of hers was “Well Schooled in Murder”. So compelling!
Broadchurch..
Fiction .. Lynda la plante widows maybe
I like the Detective Sean Duffy series by Adrian McKinty. They are based in Northern Ireland. The first book of the series is The Cold, Cold Ground. They are also excellent audiobooks narrated by Gerard Doyle. Mr. Doyle brings them to life.
I love Peter Robinson’s Detective Alan Banks series. Have read them all. Setting is Yorkshire England
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
Agatha Christie
Val McDermot
Anything by Ian Rankin….
Joy Ellis – DI Nicky Galdana series…..all set around The Fens Lincs\Cambs.