Stuart MacBride

I read my first Stuart McBride book what must be at least twenty years ago.I was not disappointed and ready many more that followed.
Authors are now bringing politics and medicine into crime and find James Patterson and Tess Gerritson top of my list if you want the best of both these worlds.

James Patterson doesn't write books any more does he ?

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James Patterson doesn't write books any more does he ?

His most recent ones all seem to have been 'collaborations' with other authors, so I'm not sure how much of an input he actually has in the writing of those.

I think the Alex Cross books are still solo efforts.
I`m disappointed that Lee Child is now sharing the writing of the Jack Reacher books with his brother, can`t see them having the same bite.

Flesh House scared the bejesus out of me. Truly did!!!

I'm a big fan of Elly Griffiths. Having lived in Norfolk in the '80s, I recognise many of the scenes. I've started on her new series, featuring the detective Harbinder Kaur.
Another series with a female protagonist is the Merrily Watkins series by Phil Rickman, set in Herefordshire, Merrily is a vicar, not always in favour with the church hierarchy.

Jaxjacky what do you want to know?

The one thing which does irritate me, especially with Quintin Jardine, unless one reads the books in rotation, he explains in detail in the next book how x or y died and that spoils it for me if I have not read the previous book.

I found them too bloody and gritty .

I’ve read all the Logan McRae series and loved them all, though I admit there’s a lot of violence in them - usually with poor old McRae on the receiving end of a lot of it. I always wonder how he ever makes it to the end of the book!

I concur, Floradora9

Fantastic books but they have to be read in order.