I love 'Nordic Noir' crime books, have recently discovered Torquil MacLeod he writes about a woman detective, Inspector Anita Sundstrom which is different.. Similarly Angela Marsons Silent Scream has a female sleuth - D.I. Kim Stone. The Jorn Lier Horst series is also brilliant. Another favourite author is P.D James, is there any better detective than Adam Dalglish??
Also enjoyed Stieg Larson's trilogy starting with Girl With a Dragon Tattoo.
A friend recommended it ages ago now and said that when she was recommended it she was told that she wouldn't enjoy the first part but to stick with it and you get hooked, good advice. Just finished Robert Harris's ' Officer and a Spy' about the Dreyfus Case, not a conventional crime novel, but gripping.Recently joined a book club and it is January's 'read'.
Historical crime - Susanna Gregory, C.J Sansom, Professor Bernard Knight. Hope you find something you like here.