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Who here reads historical crime novels? What books & authors do you enjoy reading?

Who here reads historical crime novels? What books & authors do you enjoy reading?

Jason #recommend #crime #history

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Vikki

Ooh yes! One of my favourites recently was The Wages of Sin, an historical fiction murder mystery. Really good!

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Julie

Who wrote it please?

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JasonQuestion author

Kaite Welsh

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Carmen

I do (I write them too). Among my favourites are Elizabeth Peters, Rhys Bowen, Ellis Peters, Anne Perry, Kerry Greenwood, for starters.

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Jennifer

Dont like em

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JasonQuestion author

What don’t you like about them?

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Jennifer

Just like crime

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JasonQuestion author

Historical crime fiction

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Caroline

I like them @Caroline writes some fab ones

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Caroline

Also Alison Morton

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David

I do, @Frances aka Brody her Kate Shackleton series, @Carolines Euphemia Martin books, @Chriss Kirsty Campbell series too.

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Chris

Thanks for the mention @David 🙂

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Caroline

Yep @Frances is awesome

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Lesley

Jonathan Dunsky

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Alyson

Yes, it’s nice to have a change of the time setting, with all the restrictions on crime solving that brings with it, eg lack of modern day methods.

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Duncan

Bernard Knight

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Stephanie

Andrew Taylor

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Bill

Elizabeth Haynes, The Murder of Harriet Moncton

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JasonQuestion author

I’m meeting Elizabeth in three days time

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Bill

@Jason Pls pass on my regards. I’ve nominated myself for captain of her North American cheer squad.

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Barbara

Reading Andrew Taylor The Ashes of London for one of my reading groups

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Aline

Christian Jacq, Elisabeth Peters, Paul Doherty…

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Julie

Not heard of those, will look them up.

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Aline

It’s police books related with Egypt… Either in Egypt 2000 before our time or in the 19th century and a little after

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Julie

I love them, CJ Samson, Andrew Taylor, Susannah Gregory, S j Parris, Bernard Knight, are my favourites

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Pauline

Sharon penman, Philippa Gregory, anne o brien, Bernard cornwell are my faves, Barbara Erskine brings a bit of paranormal to history

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Lesley

I love Phillippa Gregory and Barbara Erskine and have watched the Outlander series so am trying to get hold of the books by Diana Gabaldon but I need to save up for them or try and get in a charity shop but haven’t been lucky so far…

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Patricia

I am not a fan, but on saying that I read and liked “The way of all flesh” by Ambrose Parry, and as my Waterstones reading group will be reviewing “Beloved Poison” by E.S.Thomson, I thought better buy to at least join in conversation then of course I went and found in a charity shop “Strings of murder” by Oscar de Muriel, set Edinburgh 1888 thought might give it a go too.

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Pat

Help!! I have just finished the C J Sansom Shardlake series and was looking for other authors. I can see my tbr list growing very long and my wallet groaning. Such a long list of authors.

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Bill

Ellis Peters’s Cadfael.

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Jennifer

I like to read about the Tudors so there’s always crime involved. My favourite authors are CJ Sansom, Phillippa Gregory & Alison Wear.

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Beryl

I’m with you all the way here!

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Aline

Love The Alienist series too… Way before the tvshow was done… Never saw it by the way… I’m afraid of the way they treated My book ???

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Carmen

I loved the TV series of The Alienist.

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Aline

Might have a look then ?

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Debbie

I love historical books. CJ Sansom, Linsey Davis. Tasha Alexander, C S Harris and Charles Finch among others.

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Will

I like the odd historical for a change, but generally stay in the present.

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John

James McGee’s Matthew Hawkwood series. Imagine if Sharpe became a Bow Street Runner.

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Kath

I’ve read all the Antonia Hodgson books, starts with The Devil in the Marshallsea, absolutely fabulous, gruesome in places because it would have been like that.

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Jim

Moi, esp Andrew Taylor, Philip Kerr, Maureen Jennings — oh, and some guy named Shakespeare…

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JasonQuestion author

I’ve read a few AT books. But not read any for a while

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Sue

Love historical crime fiction
Ellis Peters, Michael Jecks and Bernard Knight are my favourites

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Beryl

I have just had the delights of hearing CJ Sansom talking about his latest book in Norwich Cathedral – William Shaw did a brilliant job as interviewer. I have been to many author events but it is not often that the author gets a standing ovation. Now to get reading!

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Pauline

Samson all the way.

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Yana

?‍♀️ love the Falco and Flavia Albia series by Lindsey Davis ❤️❤️❤️

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Carmen

I adore Falco and Helena.

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Yana

@Carmen me too

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Irene

That’s something I’ve not read!

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Fiona

I don’t normally read them but I have read our very own @Carmen’s books and they’re really good fun!

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Dana

I like historical crime – but not a particular author

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Tom

Caleb Carr’s The Alienist for sure.

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J.F.

@Tom Brilliant book. Parallels with Jack the Ripper.

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Chris

Ooh! I like Caleb Carr. 🙂

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Wendy

L9ve that book. Just about to start the follow up

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Daniel

Enjoy William Shaw’s novels set in the 60’s, wouldn’t choose to go too far back in history.

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J.F.

Read most of the Conan Doyle SH books. Also, Alex Grecian’s Victorian murder squad books, and Andrew Martin’s Jim Stringer, railway detective. Love anything set in Victorian or Edwardian eras.

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Trisha

@J.F. I like the Railway Detective series by Edward Marston.

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Mark

Yes they are excellent

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Mark

C J Sansom

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Gillian

I like Barbara Erskine

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Pam

Anne Perry, Dorothy L Sayers, Conan Doyle.

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Frances

Thanks for the mention, David and Caroline. Also share some of the favorites mentioned and Catriona McPherson’s Dandy Gilver series.

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Vaughan

CJ Samson series fantastic books

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Meryl

David Ashton Inspector McLevy and Jean Brash novels.

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Mik

I can’t believe no one has mentioned Abir Mukherjee’s Sam Windham series. Absolutely outstanding

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David

Sorry not heard of him.

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David

I see grew up in West Scotland, his books look good.

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Mik

Yeah he’s Scottish. Really nice guy actually. His books really are superb. Highly recommend them

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Kevin

I love historical fiction as well as crime fiction and if the two are combined then so much the better. Bernard cornwell, giles kristian, michael arnold, conn inggulden and paul collard are all historical fiction authors who i follow religiously.

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Bryan

CJ Sansom for me. I’ve got Tombland on my bedside table and I’m enjoying eyeing it up before I start!

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Antoinette

just about my favourite kind of book. have just found Lexie Conyngham

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Nick

Ooh, where was I? (Sorry, joking – that’s me. Thank you! Hope you enjoy them!).

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Sylvia

C j Sansom,

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JasonQuestion author

Has anybody mentioned William Shaw & Peter Lovesey?

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Daniel

I mentioned William Shaw.

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JasonQuestion author

Agatha Christie

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Nick

What, Death Comes as the End? Isn’t that her only historical one?

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JasonQuestion author

Couldn’t you call the Poiroit books as historical

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Nick

Well, technically, I wouldn’t, because although they might be old to us they were contemporary to the writer – likewise Dorothy L Sayers that someone else mentioned. They are not writing about a period before their own, so they are not ‘historical crime’ writers. When Dickens wrote Oliver Twist he wasn’t writing historical fiction, but when he wrote Barnaby Rudge or A Tale of Two Cities, he was, because they were historical to him. Or am I being pedantic (again)?

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Carmen

@Nick As far as I know.

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Joyce

I grew up on on Jean Plaidy Victoria Holt and my favourite Anya Seton. I was born at Dilston Hall in Northumberland and Devil’s Water is about Dilston castle and the Jacobite rebellion. First book that made me cry.

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JasonQuestion author

Those names are new to me

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JasonQuestion author

I’m going to get my local library to buy some early Peter Lovesey books.

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JasonQuestion author

Local library has a copy of Keystone by Peter Lovesey. Just reserved a copy

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Sue

@Jason love Peter Lovesey books. He came to do a talk at our library a few years back and it was a great evening

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JasonQuestion author

I met him in 2015. He was a lovely man.

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Beverleigh

I do. Phillipa Gregory, Anne O’Brien and others I can’t remember.

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Judy

As I love history and crime this is a great combination.Peter Tremayne, Sharon Penman( Queens man series), Susanna Gregory and Sarah Woodberry

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