Recommend A British Detective/Police Procedural Series Of Books, Please

[barry1010]

Not necessarily a detective as the prime character, could be the pathologist, the serial killer or anyone involved in a long running crime series.

Must be British, though, and I don't mind if they are brutally gory or not. 

Thank you 

[cashier]

Why British Barry? Most of the authors I would have offered have been mentioned but would add Jane Casey, though she's Irish (lives in London) so maybe won't count. Some good Australian authors, if you can get hold of the books.

[Toorak]

Which Australian authors were you thinking of Cashier? My favourite is Peter Temple ((jack Irish series but also his other crime thrillers). I have also read Garry Disher's Hal Challis series (a bit cliched in places but still ok). 

[cashier]

Chris Hammer, Garry Disher (Paul Hirchhausen series), Shelley Burr (only one book but very good). A couple of others who's names escape me for the moment. Quite expensive on Amazon so I have been getting them from the library.

[cashier]

I've read a couple of Peter Temple and years ago Jon Cleary (Scobie Malone) they were excellent.

[cashier]

I'm going to give Peter Papathanasiou a go when I ge tround to ordering them, his first book The Stoning was The Times' crime book of the year.

[Toorak]

I'll have a look for Chris Hammer once I've finished my current pile - thank you

Barry - apologies for digressing

[cashier]

Forgot Jane Harper, Toorak.

[cashier]

Ngaio Marsh is NZ

[Vagus]

I read Died in the Wool years and years ago, it was a book my mum bought from a book club she belonged to in the 40s, I still have the book. Thank you for the memory 🙂

[cashier]

Barry, there are lots of very good Scottish writers TF Muir, Alex Gray, Denzil Merryck, Ian Rankin, Caro Ramsey,JD Kirk (his Logan books are excellent) to name a few.

[Vagus]

Ngaio Marsh book.

[Buenchico]

>>> "Ngaio Marsh is NZ"

True - but her lead character, Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard, is most definitely British.

Even so, I find her books to be almost unreadable.

[vulcan42]

barry, If a friend of mine came on Answerbank she would recommend Susan Hill and her Simon Serrailler series.

There are 12 books in the series, the 12th will be published on 5th Oct.

Below is copied from a website to give you an idea of what they're about.

 

Susan Hill’s Simon Serrailler novels are in a league of their own – literate, detailed, and full of drama – standing head and shoulders above the majority of crime novels.

At their heart is a very English setting, the idyllic fictional cathedral town of Lafferton, and a very English Detective, Chief Superintendent Serrailler, in the pursuit of classic whodunits. But there’s nothing old-fashioned about the crimes and nothing cosy about the lives of the characters, including Serrailler’s.

 

[barry1010]

Thank you, all.  cashier, I'm not really bothered about the nationality of the author as long as the plot is set in the UK (or Ireland) and doesn't have US spellings.  I'm currently reading a book set in Australia but have to use the dictionary a lot , it frustrates me.

I've enjoyed a lot of books set in Scotland (not just The Broons and Oor Wullie) and McDermid, Rankin and McBride are among my favourite authors.

Thanks again everyone for the suggestions.

 

[Mj56]

Barry, James Oswald -Inspector McClean is a good read I also like Peter James Roy Grace 

[ubasses]

Try Ellie Griffiths, she has 2 series, one an archeologist who helps police solve crimes and a detective who was in a shadowy unit during the war set up to fool the enemy.

[Canary42]

Not a detective series, but written from a village policeman's perspective (narrative voice), from time to time P C Rhea goes into police procedural matters.

Lighthearted and very amusing at times.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendationref=ku_mi_rw_edp_ku

 

[jourdain2]

As others have said:-

Sayers - Peter Wimsey; the Morse sequence; I'm actually enjoying the Richard Osman TTMC series (a bit light, but fun).  Val McDiarmid is a MUST.  P.D. James 'Adam Dalgleith' novels (she's good, whatever she writes).  Sherlock Holmes - Conan-Doyle (read in order) ---so many.  Frances Brody's 'Kate Shackleton' mysteries are modern, but set in the 'Golden Age' and are intriguing and well-written  (I did catch her out on a character ordering a gill of milk for a full day for several people) I recommend her, nevertheless.

Hope this helps.

[cashier]

What book Barry? The one you are currently reading?

[mallyh]

just watching.. No Offence..  again on 4 catchup