I like crime with a pathology / forensics focus e.g. Kay Sharpe that. Recommend me something new please.

[KeepPloddingOn]

I only really read crime. And I prefer things with a police/forensics partnership.

I have particularly enjoyed Patricia Cornwell Kay Sharpe that novels and Tess Geritsons Rizzoli and Isles novels. I've also enjoyed some of Lisa Jackson and Lisa Gardners novels.

Recommend me something to read next. Preferably a series of books where the character relationships develop. I'm currently trying some Stuart McBride but struggling to get into it.

[hollinhurst84]

Have you read the Bones ones?

[HawkEyeTheNoo]

Stick with stuart mac ride, it's worth it. Ima Scottish cop so might be biased and can relate to "Lazarus"

[KeepPloddingOn]

I tried a couple of the bones ones but I struggled to get into them after watching (and loving) the TV series.

It's weird tho cos it's exactly sort of thing I like - forensic expert leading the cops and doing their own thing...often ending up in teouble/danger.

I also quite like PI stuff - Sue Graftons Alphabet series.

[KeepPloddingOn]

Ha ha.

I've just picked up my book to read and Logan has just been given the nickname Lazarus. How uncanny.

[bookishandblondish]

Kathryn Fox is good - Australian pathologist crime. There's about 6/7.

[ultimus]

Kathy Reichs is marvellous.

[Quogwinkle]

It's only a one off novel, but you might like Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer.

[queenoftheboys]

Karin Slaughter?

[cdtaylornats]

Karin Slaughters Sara Linton books are good

I enjoy Kathy Reichs books more than Patricia Cornwells, I like the Bones tv series as well - but other than a person called Temperance there seems to be no connection to the books.

Tess Gerritsen - Rizzoli & Iles series

[bookbook]

Karen Rose is good

[KeepPloddingOn]

Ty.

Kathryn fox and karin slaughter look perfect. I'll look out for a couple and see how I go when I've finished this Stephen McBride.

Tess Geritsons - love the Rizzoli and Isles. Have read them all. Struggle to get into her standalones though which is why I'm looking for a new series of books.

I might try Kathy Riechs again. I know there are lots of those to plough through.

[ultimus]

Karin Slaughter's books are quite disturbing. She seems obsessed with graphical, physical, obscene violence against women. It makes her books quite hard to read.

[imsorryiasked]

Try Jeffrey Deaver, in order if possible.

[fieldfare]

Kathy Reichs is one of my favourite authors as well as Karin Slaughter.

[RhuBarbarella]

Val Mcdermid sounds right up your street, the Tony Hill serieswas the basis for the Wire in the blood tv series. Pretty grim though if you can handle Tess Gerritsen you should be fine. I never made it past the first Stuart MacBride, too bleak for me.

[everydayinMK]

If you like real nitty-gritty police forensics stuff - the new debut police procedural thriller (with a twist) that's being raved about on the Facebook bookclubs is by a real-life detective, David Videcette. He writes thrillers based on his old cases. You get proper police knowhow and gory post mortems and stuff. I loved it. His new one is on Kindle for £1.99 here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015UDFYQ6?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[angelinalo]

Thanks for that link MK, looks great. Think I will treat myself!

And I know this isn't pathology focussed but if anyone likes assassin novels(!) then I heartily recommend the John Rain series by Barry Eisler.