Crime books

I'm sorry if I'm mentioning someone who has aleady been mentioned but my favourite is Peter Lovesy. He created the detctive Peter Diamond, although he has written many others. My favourite is 'The Reaper'about a bogus vicar.

Thanks MargaretX, I've been looking for a new author, so I will immediately look for this one!

Like Alima a couple of posts back I have also just started Andrew Taylor's The Scent of Death, I have read a couple of his books previously, The American Boy and Bleeding Heart Square, both historical crime, may also buy Ashes of London. Andrew Taylor writes very well.

I`ve just finished The Last Mile, by David Baldacci, it was very good, the 2nd in the Amos Decker series, the 1st being Memory Man.

Haven't read whole thread but has anyone suggested Stuart Macbride's Logan Macrae series? If you're looking for something a bit different try Lindsey Davis' Falco.

I`ve read most of the Logan Macrae books, just bought the latest. His inspector is a fearsome, rather unwholesome, woman though.

I agree with gran5up the Susan Hill series about Simon Serallier are excellent. I think there are eight in the series and best read in order. I haven't read the whole thread so sorry if repeating someone!

Different tastes I know, as I didn't enjoy the Simon Serallier books though I read them all. This was because he didn't do much real detecting IMO. I like books where all lines of enquiry are thought of and followed up.

I liked the first Simon Serallier book The Various Haunts of Men, and have read a few since but none of them seemed to me to be as good as that one. I feel the same about Elizabeth George, really loved one of her books, This Body of Death, and have read a couple of others but they didn't grab me in the same way.

Just finished Corpus by Rory Clements. His other books are set in Elizabethan times with John Shakespeare as a private detective. Those are very good, but this new one set in 1936 is a page turner. I only got it on Wednesday and have galloped through! Set in Cambridge, Germany and concerning the British right wing fascists, the Abdication, murders and a "right good read"! The period background is well researched and it goes at a rollicking pace. He has another in the pipeline.....can't wait!

I have really gone to town on Steven Dunne books since discovering his detective works in my childhood home town. I have just finished The Unquiet Grave, some of it set in the village I grew up in. Loved the book, like the lead character, it is well written and un-put-downable. Requested his others from the library and currently reading The Reaper which is the first in the series. I am going to be on such a downer when I finish the last one!

Marvellous! So glad I strayed into this category. I agree with those who dislike the violence and unnecessary gore. Yes, I think it is about unravelling a knotty problem and pitting your wits against false trails. Someone was right when they named them "whodunnits". Thanks to all contributors, stacks to read now (smile).

I've read all the 'Roy Grace' books by Peter James and set in Brighton/Hove.

Loved those too Tricia. Just reading no 4 of of the DCI Karen Pirie books by Val McDermid.

Louise Penny, brilliant series set in Montreal

I`ve just finished, and enjoyed, Love You Dead, by Peter James.

I enjoyed Love you Dead as well callgirl1. I'm reading a Tess Gerritson currently, they are easy reads, lots of twists and turns and well written.
I've also read the latest Val McDermid which is less gruesome than many of her recent books. It's good.

Philp Rickman very good all of the Merrily Warkins series a bit different quirky

Currently reading a book I had for my birthday, Ragdoll by Daniel Cole. It has a comic twist to it and I am enjoying it more the more I read. Will definitely read the next in the series when it is written.

The 3 Robert Galbraith books- actually J K Rowling in disguise.
Terrific reads with a great human interest story running though them . Can't wait for book 4!

Just finished ragdoll alima I also loved it

I am reading a series BT Robert Richardson about a writer Augustus Maltravers and his actress girl friend. The descriptions are very good.
There is no gratuitous violence.

Lots of familiar favourites on here, but some new ones to try. Yum. At the moment I am trying out a few new names which I am really enjoying. (Been on hols so loaded up Kindle and had a good read-in). Can recommend Elly Griffiths and her Ruth Galloway series, Anne Coates and her Hannah Weybridge novels and for Scandi Noir fans, Ragnar Jonasson's Dark Iceland series. As well as The Girl on the Train, I really enjoyed Girl on a Train. Different books as someone else mentioned. Also my holiday was a cruise to the Norwegian Fjords so I read The Woman in Cabin 10 which took place on a small, luxury cruise ship in the Fjords.

Peter Robinson hasn't been mentioned I don't like American writers so am running out of New reads. I also like Elizabeth George.

Peter Robinson's latest, When the Music's Over, is very recently out in paperback. Will be starting it when I have finished Val McDermid's latest.