Book Club

[MariotaMurielle]

I love British detective mysteries and have read so many. but, the last series I read ( an Israeli secret agent living in England) was so violent and sad that I just had to quit.

then I totally switched gears and read the Jan Karon Mitford series, about a bachelor Episcopal priest who lives in a small NC mountain town and marries in his 60s.

I thoroughly enjoyed the change of subject matter but now I'm ready to go back to some good British mysteries.

our library has hit and miss selections so I will probably be buying used books from eBay.

please recommend some interesting detective/mystery series, preferably set in the UK.

[kristina1]

Love British detective mysteries!  I like them on the lighter side so here are some of the series I like:

Rhys Bowen - Royal Spyness Mysteries

Robert Thorogood - The Marlow Murder Club series

Peter Boland - The Charity Shop Detective Series

Richard Osman - We Solve Murders series (new)

Richard Osman - Thursday Night Murder Club Mystery series

Looking forward to some other suggestions also!

[Janey2]

Joseph O'Loughlin series by Michael Robotham

Frieda Klein series by Nikki French

Detective Bernadette Noel series by Joy Kluver

Marion Todd books (takes place in Scotland)

I recommend reading these series in order.

[smoochy]

the Louise Penney murder mystery series featuring Inspector Armand Gamache. Set in Quebec. Very very well written. Great slice of French Canadian village life, not

too graphic with the murders. Love these. 

[Etoile308]

Have you read the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear? 

[smoky22]

Vera Stanhope series by Ann Cleeves

Shetland series by Ann Cleeves

Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths

Frieda Klein series by Nicci French

[JCath]

If you've read Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books, try mysteries written by Patricia Wentworth. She wrote 32 books with Miss Silver, a retired governess and teacher, turned private detective, who works with Scotland Yard. I have all of them from years ago so you may have to try dealers of out of print titles.  They are worth the search!

[stevieb]

When you're ready to go back again to 'village life', I highly recommend both the Fairacre and Thrush Green series from 'Miss Read'. Both are charming, lovely series taking place in English villages. I've read both multiple times and am almost ready to go back and read them again. The author's real name is Dora Saint but the books are published under Miss Read. These are gentle, relaxing but engrossing reads filled with characters you'll come to enjoy.

[JCath]

@stevieb  I have all of the Miss Read books---Fairacre and Thrush Green.  I loved then when I first read them years ago and will read them again now that you reminded me of the series.

[Bookplate]

Susan Elia Macneal - the Maggie Hope series. The first is Mr. Churchill's Secretary

Alan Bradley - the Flavia de Luce series.  The first is The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie  (he has weird titles but the books are charming)