What are your favourite crime fiction books set in the UK?
What are your favourite crime fiction books set in the UK?
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What are your favourite crime fiction books set in the UK?
Mark Billingham
Neil White
Stuart MacBride
Jane Casey
MJ Arlidge
Luca Veste
Susie Steiner
Helen Fields l
Peter James, Mark Billingham ?
Angela Marsons, John Dean
@Angie, Peter James, @Liz, James Oswald, @Mike, @Robin
Ruth Rendell
Peter Robinson, Peter James, Dick Francis (not Felix) and many of the classic golden age writers.
And how could I forget, Robert Goddard
Peter James, Mark Billingham and Peter Robinson. I also like Ruth Rendell and Agata Christie
Angela Marsons, L j Ross and Robert Bryndza
As I live abroad to me any book about the UK brings back memories. One book by Agatha Cristie Cant remember the title about the family being snowed in and the way she described the colour of the sky and cold has remained with me remembering the harsh winter in the sixties when I still lived in Birmingham.
For me L J Ross top of list and Angela Marsons
Tony Forder, The DI Bliss series, Robert Bryndza, detective Erika Foster series x
Angela Marsons, Mark Billingham, Simon Kernick
Just about all of them! I only read UK crime apart from the odd Scandi
Angela Marsons
@Andy
Thanks for the mention, Carys 🙂
@Andy deservedly so!!
Sheffield Michael wood
Ian Rankin
Just started on M J Arlidge, it’s great so far.
Too many. Angela marsons Peter James Stephen booth Graham Hurley pd James mj Aldridge and many more. Prefer books set in uk
Peter Robinson. Peter James. Tim Weaver. Robert Goddard.
A A Dhand and Damien Boyd and Angela Marsons
Keiron Cosgrave – DI Wardell Series – set in North Yorkshire. Twisty “why done-its” with the protagonist taking centre stage.
Day of the Dead
Day of the dead by @Mark
Evil Games by Angela Marsons
Last Breath by Robert Bryndza
Elizabeth George Inspector Linley books
peter James set in Brighton or t j forder I on now set in Peterborough
Brian McGilloway
Elly Griffiths’ Dr Ruth Galloway series
I love Sarah Hilary’s Marnie Rome series
Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott,Stuart Macbride, Patricia Gibney, Ben Cheetham, Robert Bryndza & Helen Fields
I love Elly Griffths Ruth Galloway series
Thank you @Keith
M J Arlidge is my favourite author by far….the Helen Grace series is absolutely fantastic.
Thanks so much for all these recommendations!!
plenty of choices Alfie lol more than enough to be going on with
Tom Thorne series by Mark Billingham.
DCI Ryan by L J Ross my favourite followed by Stephen Booth, Elly Griffiths, kate Ellis, MJ Arlidge, Peter James
I see plenty for me to try as well I prefer UK based books if possible
Any by Stephen Booth (Derbyshire), Peter James Brighton, Peter Robinson, Mark Billingham
Helen Fields,Robert Bryndza,Ian Rankin&Mark Waters are some favourites of mine.?
Damian Boyd, @Malcolm, @Angie
David Mark, Ann Cleeves, Peter James, Mari Hannah, @Kate, Peter Robinson, Mark Billingham ,Kate Ellis, Elly Griffiths, Peter May, @Howard and many others.
Aw, thanks Ann! It’s lovely to be included in your list ?
Kate Rhodes I have passed all your books on to my 83 year old friend who really enjoyed them too and she has passed them to her daughter -in -law who is now hooked. We need you to write faster please!!!!l lol
Thanks Ann, that’s lovely, and great to know your friend likes them too. I’ll try and speed up for you! ?
Christopher Brookmyre, Alex Gray, Stuart McBride, Lesley Kelly- I reallly enjoy Scottish crime – may be as I live in Scotland?
@Sally – have you tried Quintin Jardine, T F Muir, @Denzil or @Allan? Love them all. ?
@Lorna You’re too kind ?
@Lorna thank you! ?
@Lorna – yes Quintin Jardine – just forgot to put him on the list- love his books and have been to see him live on a number of occasions – but the others I haven’t – will need to explore – thank you!
In no particular order I really enjoy Angela Marsons A A Dhand & Liz Mistry
I’m about half way through my first Elly Griffiths book which is set in Norfolk where I grew up. I’m really enjoying the setting and the familiarity of it all.
Currently reading the series
Brilliant series, love Ruth!
Vera by Ann cleeves
Peter Robinson….Inspector Banks
Mark Billingham, M J Arlidge, Stephen Booth x
Michael Wood – Matilda Darke series, set in Sheffield. Great books.
I love the Roy Grace series by Peter James, I’ve read every one in chronological order. Dead good series?❤️. Check them out and you’ll understand that last comment ??
Luv Peter James!!
Faith Martin’s Hilary Greene novels for recent writing, but I really enjoyed John Wainwright many moons ago
Currently I recommend William Shaw’s books – two series, one set in 1960s London, the other in present day Kent. I also thoroughly enjoyed John Wainwright’s Yorkshire series, though they are very hard to find now.
@Ken. @Sheila.
Gus McGuire series by @Liz
DCI Ryan series by @Louise
@Susan Thanks Susan
Reading Ali Harper’s ‘The Disappeared’ set in Leeds, [Woodhouse area].
@Lyn great book Lyn xx
@Lyn just downloaded to my kindle. Love books about local areas.
Ian Rankin
Gus McGuire series, Nick Dixon series, Frank Miller series, Maz Wolfe series…to name a few ?
@Bejay Thanks Bejay xx
@Liz, isn’t it a shame the my tablet has a mind of its own and doesn’t let me edit, now everyone will be looking for Maz Wolfe instead of Max lol.
And I can’t believe I missed out my favourite policeman, DCI Ted Darling…forgive me, Lesley ?