Detective books recommendations please

I love Lesley Thomson‘s “The Detective’s Daughter” series

Recently I very much enjoyed Peter May's The Blackhouse, the first of a trilogy set on the Isle of Lewis. Not for the squeamish though – it centres on the annual guga hunt, the expedition to a remote rock to catch fledgling gannets as a delicacy, but that may not be the worst of it.

Angela Marsons detective Kim Stone series set in the Black country.

Ellie Griffiths, light and very entertaining, well written. Cara Hunter, modern police procedural. Val McDermid, Ian rankin. Stuart McBride - all ace Scottish noir. Karen Slaughter for American tough writing. Michael Connolly - great us writer

I also am a fan of Michael Connolly who writes the Bosch series. It is better to read them in rotation.

Martin Walker... Inspector Bruno a delightful series set in the Dordogne

Thank you everyone. I have read a great many of the suggestions but there are several I’ve not heard of. Wonderful.

That’s me set up for 2023!

Sara Paretsky
Sophie Hannah
Nicci French
Deborah Crombie
Tana French
Louise Penney

Joanne Harris’s Gentlemen and Olayers, Different Class, and Blueyed Boy

Stuart Turton’s Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Peter Lovesey’s Peter Diamond detective series set in Bath.
Louise Penny’s Canadian detective Armand Gamache.

Steven Saylor's Roma sub Rosa series about Gordianus The Finder is excellent.

Robert Goddard.
Some historical and some modern.
Peter May as said before.
If you like one author you will probably like the other.

I've enjoyed many of the suggestions above,

I also enjoy a quirky 'who-dun-it' series by Howard of Warwick about a monk called Brother Hermitage. A light read and can have me giggling aloud.

I'm a bit of a wimp, so don't like gory or too 'in your face' descriptions of bodies, so steer clear of US books and go for British, Cosy Crime or Cosy Mystery books.

In this category, Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton series is ideal. Kate is a WW1 widow, hoping her MIA husband will one day come home.

Meanwhile, with her housekeeper and an ex-cop, she solves crimes or mysteries.

Set in Yorkshire between the wars and beautifully written.

Nicky Pellegrino is also a good writer - but not a crime writer.
Mainly about people and Italy with a love of food. Don't read while hungry

If you like a gentle read with thoughtful and fun characterisation try Louise Penny's three Pines (a village in Canada) series.

I've read many of the above and for example you cant beat the Shardlake series for superb history and complex/intelectually demanding plotting, but it depends what you are after and I wanted an easy read where one finds kindness and enjoyment on the way.

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I got the first 5 novels for £18.99.

I'm currently reading my way through the entire works of Agatha Christie.
The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels are a good read too. I've read most of them.

J R Ellis - The Yorkshire Murders
Damien Boyd set in Somerset
David Blake set on the Norfolk Broads

No 1 detective agency are lovely - Alexander McAll Smith
I like the Charlie Parker (American) series mentioned earlier, and Donna Leon, and of course Rebus.
Also Kate Atkinson, who has a short series featuring Jackson Brodie, and Robert Galbraith (JKR) Strike series is brilliant as it's not just seperate stories, the series forms its own story too.

Denzil Meyrick
Set in Campbelltown, Argyll. They are who dunnits, and good ones too, but the same supporting characters underpin each one and give depth as they all develop, including the detective and his sidekick.

One of my favourite detective series is the Peter Diamond series by Peter Lovesey. First rate detective stories with humour. I also like many of Edward Marston’s historical detective series too - the Railway Detective and Restoration England series are both great and there are now reprints of the Ocean Liner series. I have enjoyed Aline Templeton’s series set in Galloway, too. Kate Ellis’s Wesley Peterson series is great as is Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series.

Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway books are great. Ruth is a bone specialist and the stories are informative and full of humour.
I would also recommend Donna Leon's Commisario Brunetti books and C J Samson's Shardlake series.

I would like to recommend Books by William Shaw,

I think he has written 2 short series There are the Cupidi books set around south east coastland and contemporary.

And the Tozer and Breen series set in London back in the 1960's very atmospheric of that time.

Recently recommended to me - John Sandford - American detectives. Great plots and good descriptions of US culture & scenery.
Then of course Peter Robinson - probably too well known to be on this list but worth a mention.

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I would like to recommend Books by William Shaw,

I think he has written 2 short series There are the Cupidi books set around south east coastland and contemporary.

And the Tozer and Breen series set in London back in the 1960's very atmospheric of that time.

I second this...

Have just discovered J.D.Kirk in my local library. Brilliant!

Just been recommended books by Steve Higgs.Have to say the Albert Smith's Culinary Capers series looks like fun!