Reading Rivers of London on Audible is a real kick. There are some good narrators, some not so good, and some whose work build on the authors writing to make something better. Holdbrook-Smith’s narration takes good stories over the top!
John Sandford’s novels – both the Prey and Virgil Flowers series. I often burst out laughing, even though they’re not deliberately ‘comic’ novels. Plus, Carl Hiaasen and Laurence Shames. And Tim Dorsey. These last three are all Florida writers … don’t know what it is about Florida!
Too many to list, but great humourous crime writers include Ruth Dudley Edwards, Christopher Fowler, Mike Ripley, and some of Peter Lovesey’s works (the Bertie novels, in which Prince Albert investigates). More recently there are the Mick Herron novels. And that’s only British writers!
Janet Evanovich is hilarious, Elmore Leonard is funny, Joan Hess and Elizabeth Peters are funny, and Dead in Venice by @Fiona had me laughing so loud people stared.
And I found also Inspector Frost books by Wingfield as Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill funny and good! The actors from the tv-series I had also all the time in my mind. Just loved them all!
Try the Linwood Barclay Zack Walker series – found myself chuckling as I read them – Bad Move is the first book
Definitely. I can still remember that rucksack in the first book and the snake!
@Alyson I could just imagine a young Tom Hanks playing Zack on screen lol
All Logan McRae and DI Steel books by Stuart Mcbride
@Peterena snap! ? ?
Michelle Smith also based where I live!
Drive past the caravan park frequently and am often found in the Archibald Simpson! ? ?
I find the Stuart MacBride, Logan series funny.
Rivers of London
Lots of humour in the Rivers of London series.
Sweetpea and in bloom
Hap & Leonard by Joe R Lansdale
Chris Brookmyre’s Jack Parlabane books.
The Dublin Trilogy by Caimh McDonnell
Reading Rivers of London on Audible is a real kick. There are some good narrators, some not so good, and some whose work build on the authors writing to make something better. Holdbrook-Smith’s narration takes good stories over the top!
The Good Thief’s Guide series by @Chris, and Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series.
Peter Bartram Colin Crampton series. Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series.
Donald Westlake .series with Dortmunder.
John Sandford’s novels – both the Prey and Virgil Flowers series. I often burst out laughing, even though they’re not deliberately ‘comic’ novels. Plus, Carl Hiaasen and Laurence Shames. And Tim Dorsey. These last three are all Florida writers … don’t know what it is about Florida!
Aberystwyth Mon amour and sequels – Malcolm Pryce, herring books – L C Tyler, Ruth Dudley Edwards – Robert Amiss books
Stuart MacBride. Di Steel and Logan McRae. Very good…
Stephanie plum series by JANET Evanovitch
Sweetpea by CJ Skuse
Agatha raisin mcbeaton
Abels Revenge by @Ross.It’s so funny in parts ..But it’s also dark and gripping..
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Slater and Gordon mysteries, so so funny
@Robert, Alice Castle, @Cecilia ( @Sheila) @Lynda. All their books display my kind of humour.
Thanks, Kath.
Brookmyres early stuff xxx
Ghost-in-law mysteries by Jana Deleon, absolutely hilarious
Colin Bateman’s mystery man series are excellent
Any of Belinda Bauer’s books
The Burglar books by Lawrence Block are quite amusing
Jack Daniels series by J.A. Konrath is very gruesome and so very funny.
@Susan I have downloaded some of these on to my Kindle to be read – like a bit of humour in my crime books
@Martine I cried laughing at these pure brilliance xx enjoy
Daniel Cole’s Ragdoll – plus it’s a great debut
The Sacred Art of Stealing but Chris Brookmyre
Stuart MacBride’s Logan McRae series.
I second Sweet Pea by C J Skuse, dark humour x
I’ve read Sweet Pea, loved it. In Bloom is on my tbr pile
Myron Bolitar series books ?
The Vinyl Detective series by Andrew Cartmel
The Bryant & May series by Christopher Fowler
Another vote for CJ Skuse.
Sunshine cruise company by John Niven
Too many to list, but great humourous crime writers include Ruth Dudley Edwards, Christopher Fowler, Mike Ripley, and some of Peter Lovesey’s works (the Bertie novels, in which Prince Albert investigates). More recently there are the Mick Herron novels. And that’s only British
writers!
I need to read the Bertie books
@Jason Well worth it; he’s a fine writer
I’ve read a lot of his books. Not read any of his early books. But i have read his Peter Lear books
@Jason His Peter Diamond books are also quite good. Have a look at Beau Death!
Beau Death was a great book
@Jason Yep. And if you like standalones, try his Rough Cider. ?
Ed’s Dead by Russel D McLean
I’ve heard good things about this author
@Jason he’s very good x
Death in Brunswick is a funny film worth watching, set in Melbourne, Australia. I don’t know if it was a book first!
@Pete
I’ve said this before but Linwood Barclay’s Zack Walker books are very funny.
Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce
They’re older but the Peter Shandy series by Charlotte MacLeod.
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Brookmyre’s earlier stuff is superb if you’re looking for funny. His later books are still excellent but he doesn’t really go for funny in them.
His older books used to have funnier titles
@Jason that reflects the books really. The last few are really good but there has been a very deliberate shift in tone.
He is now writing with his wife under a pseudonym
@Carolines Euphemia Martin Series
Chris Brookmyre
Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich
I need to read her again
Stuart MacBride
Owen Mullens Charlie Cameron series – he’s a PI rather than a detective.
The “good thief guides” by @Chris. The first in the series is the “Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam”
Janet Evanovich is hilarious, Elmore Leonard is funny, Joan Hess and Elizabeth Peters are funny, and Dead in Venice by @Fiona had me laughing so loud people stared.
L C Tyler
Not heard of this author before
The Elsie and Ethelred series is brilliant. Starts with The Herring Seller’s Apprentice
Sweet pea
Have you read In Bloom?
Yep
Was In Bloom as good as SP?
Jasper Fforde The Big Over Easy, The Eyre Affair, The Fourth Bear. All funny stuff
Sweetpea
(Sweetpea #1)
by C.J. Skuse
I loved Sweet Pea
Antiques and Alibis by @Wendy
A really good read.
I also found Olga Wojtas’ Miss Blaines’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar quite funny, different, to me a little like a funny Dr Who story.
Caimh McDonnell
T E Kinsey series. Really funny and the ‘red herring’ series by L C Tyler
Any Janet Evanovich books
David Rosenfelt – Andy Carpenter books. Wonderfully funny, taut, beautifully written and has dog love as well.
And I found also Inspector Frost books by Wingfield as Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill funny and good! The actors from the tv-series I had also all the time in my mind. Just loved them all!
M R C Kasasian – The Gower Street Detective series
Frost
I love the Wingfield books. Not keen on the ones that have been written by other authors
Colin Bateman has written some hilarious books
The Witch PI series by Adele Abbot
Not heard of this author before
@Jason it’s murder, mayhem and magic. I enjoy it!