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please suggest a good British detective series

MariotaMurielle — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:24:05 GMT

I like to read detective series set in Great Britain or Ireland with recurring characters and continuing scenarios.

I've read all of Deborah Crombie, Jill McGown, Elizabeth George, Anne Cleeland, P.D. James, Elly Griffith, Robert Bryndza, Anne Cleves, Tana French, Kate Atkinson and a few more.

I read one or two Ian Rankin's books but the main character didn't interest me.

does anyone have recommendations?

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kaydee50 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:32:51 GMT

The Inspector Morse books by Colin Dexter. It was also a series on PBS starring John Thaw, who died several years ago. Really enjoyed the character and stories.

Also books by Anne Perry featuring either Thomas Pitt or William Monk. Set in Victorian England. Have read many of them.

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hannahbanana2 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:36:18 GMT

I love all the Charles Todd books.

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kathnern — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:38:50 GMT

The Inspector Wexford series from Ruth Rendell.

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SXMGirl — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:41:19 GMT

@MariotaMurielle My favorite mysteries take place in the UK. I like Joy Ellis, who writes several different series: Nikki Galena, Matt Ballard, and Jackman and Evans. I also like Faith Martin and have read two of her series: DI Hilary Greene and Jenny Starling.

There are many of them out there, but these are just off the top of my head. Go to Amazon and search British mysteries.

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Janey2 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:41:29 GMT

Two series that I loved were the Frieda Klein series by Nicci French and the Joseph O'Loughlin series by Michael Robotham. Frieda Klein is a psychotherapist, but acts like a detective. O'Loughlin is a psychologist who also solves crimes. If you choose to read these series start at book one as they build.

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on the bay — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:52:11 GMT

Hamish Macbeth series by M.C. Beaton

She also wrote the Agatha Raisin mysteries, a lighthearted mystery

as opposed to the Hamish Macbeth,

that is the kind you don't want the book and its surroundings and characters to end.

A Scottish writer, she died in Dec 2019.

You have probably heard of ****** Francis-mystery/thrillers set in the horse racing world-fast paced and can't put down books as well.

Then there is always Agatha Christie

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Janey2 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:47:30 GMT

If you want Scottish.....the detective Clare Mackey series by Marion Todd

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Bhvbum — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:59:11 GMT

These books were made into a great PBS series with Robson Green as the lead and who is now in the Grantchester Series:

Wire in the Blood

a Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series by Val McDermid

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JCath — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:53:29 GMT

If you are familiar with Agatha Cristie's Miss Marple books, you might like Patricia Wentworth's Miss Silver. I also read all the books by Anne Purser whose first book in a series was Murder on Monday, and continued through the week then began with the hous of midnight through seven. The main character is Lois Meade, the village cleaning lady who gets to know all the secrets and scandals of the village.

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maximillian — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:44:42 GMT

Peter Robinson-DCI Banks series. Also, check out the Outer Hebrides series by Peter May.

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MariotaMurielle — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:34:24 GMT

thanks for all the suggestions, y'all.

our library has been closed for months so I've been buying books on eBay.

this gives me a great list to work on.

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Jinlei — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:48:44 GMT

Albert Campion Series by Margery Allingham

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JanetsGirl — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:30:36 GMT

On supersale today on Amazon -- Kindle Daily Deal Books -- is a set of 3 of the Patricia Wentworth books re Miss Silver that @JCath mentioned above. Total of $4 for all three books. Again, this is a today only deal for Amazon Kindle Books. Good luck!

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:51:20 GMT

@MariotaMurielle wrote:
I like to read detective series set in Great Britain or Ireland with recurring characters and continuing scenarios.
I've read all of Deborah Crombie, Jill McGown, Elizabeth George, Anne Cleeland, P.D. James, Elly Griffith, Robert Bryndza, Anne Cleves, Tana French, Kate Atkinson and a few more.
I read one or two Ian Rankin's books but the main character didn't interest me.
does anyone have recommendations?

@MariotaMurielle

Since you've read many of those series, and I'm looking for a new one, genuinely curious, what is it about those series that you like?

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MariotaMurielle — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:25:50 GMT

@Tinkrbl44, so many reasons why I like those types of series. a few reasons....I love a good mystery and the process of solving them. my husband is retired law enforcement and police procedural has always interested me. the recurring complex characters are more interesting to me than random people with no depth. also, genealogy is one of my hobbies and the detailed description of the villages and the geography of the areas is like going to the places that so many of my ancestors were from.

if you've never read Elly Griffiths' Dr. Ruth Galloway books, that would be a good place to start. the setting is northern England. Dr. Galloway is a funny, self effacing woman in her forties with a PhD in forensic archeology who gets involved with assisting the local police in solving murders.

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catmama — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:48:16 GMT

Dorothy Cannell wrote a series of mysteries stories which are light hearted and fun to read. The main character, Ellie Haskell, is an interior designer, married to a chef and the murders are centered around their village in England. Ellie obssesses about being overweight and her husband is gorgeous so that adds to her anxieties. I've enjoyed every one of the books.

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Jannygaz — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:56:20 GMT

I enjoyed the Robert Galbraith series (that's JK Rowling writing as Galbraith).

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peachesncream — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:42:02 GMT

I love Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie books, starting with Case Histories. (Anyone who can title a book “Started Early, Took My Dog” is a good writer lol!). Those books are favorites of mine.

Right now, I’m reading Martha Grimes and her Inspector Jury books (there are 25 books, from 1981 to 2019). I’ve read about 5 of them so far.

I enjoyed the Shetland and Vera tv series on PBS, and I want to read the books that they were based on, by Ann Cleeves.

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rissajaneen — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:13:31 GMT

Try flavia de Luce series or Dorothy sayers books. I also like mysteries by Anthony horowitz