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Can you recommend a crime author?

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RoadRunner123 · 29/05/2014 13:41

Dh's birthday is coming up and I'm wondering about getting him some books by some new authors he hasn't tried.

He only really reads crime and he's pretty much read everything by Harlan Coben, Lee Child, Jo Nesbo, Tess Gerritsen, Michael Connelly...

He doesn't like books that are set in the UK Hmm.

Any ideas welcomed!

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FiveExclamations · 29/05/2014 19:54

I've quite enjoyed a couple of novels by Frank Tallis, they're based in Vienna around the time of Freud.

Hikonyan · 29/05/2014 19:52

Lisa See has done a couple of crime fiction novels, I really enjoyed them. They're all set in China. The titles are Flower Net, The Interior and Dragon Bones.

ladymalfoy · 29/05/2014 19:51

Kerry Wilkinson
Graham Masterton
S J Bolton
Terri Reid
J L Rain
R J Sellers
Ben Aaranovitch
Ann Cleeves
ST Dooley
P J Tracey

JazzTheDog · 29/05/2014 19:49

Also I really enjoy C J Box's Joe Pickett series, set in Wyoming with a game warden in the role of 'detective'.

JazzTheDog · 29/05/2014 19:48

Another UK series is the Logan Macrae series by Stuart Macbride, they're set in Aberdeen and are fab.

LeBearPolar · 29/05/2014 19:44

Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman, Karin Slaughter, John Sandford, Jeffrey Deaver are my go-to US crime writers. And I love crime fiction!

I know he doesn't like the UK ones but Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne novels are v. good.

Cocolepew · 29/05/2014 19:32

James Lee Burkes daughter, Alafair, writes crime books, set in NYC.

evertonmint · 29/05/2014 19:18

Oh yes, I second the Camilleri books. Absolutely fantastic!

LosBreakingBad · 29/05/2014 19:08

James Lee Burke writes fantastic books set in New Orleans. "The Tin Roof blow down" is a crime novel set in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. It comes highly recommended.

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 29/05/2014 18:33

Nicola Upson.

mmack · 29/05/2014 18:20

I like Harlan Coben, Jo Nesbo and Lee Child also. Some of my favourites that are not set in England would be John Connolly, James Lee Burke, Denis Lehane and Tana French. If he hasn't read John Connolly Every Dead Thing would be a good present. It's the first in a very addictive series. Also did someone mention Linwood Barclay? Quite a similar style to Harlan Coben.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 29/05/2014 17:30

Andrea Camilleri. Great books set Sicily.

bruffin · 29/05/2014 17:26

Jonathan Kellerman or Stephen White

VeryStressedMum · 29/05/2014 17:23

And Linwood Barclay.

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RoadRunner123 · 29/05/2014 17:23

He's reading a James Patterson book at the moment I've just noticed. He's barely spoken to the rest of us for 48 hrs, so I'm guessing he likes that a lot.

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VeryStressedMum · 29/05/2014 17:20

Shame he won't try uk based books, Mo Hayder is brilliant.
Karin Slaughter is very good. PJ Tracy is very good too.
I've read quite a few Richard Montinari which were good.

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RoadRunner123 · 29/05/2014 17:14

I feel quite disturbed just reading about these books, lol!

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PhoneSexWithMalcolmTucker · 29/05/2014 17:05

Joe R Lansdale (East Texas) and James Lee Burke (New Orleans) are two excellent US authors.

MrsSlocombesPussy · 29/05/2014 17:02

I like Richard Montanari, who has written a series of books set in Philadelphia.
I know you say he doesn't like Uk based books, but the Logan Macrae series set in Aberdeen are also good

Bithurt · 29/05/2014 16:29

If he likes tess gerraitsen I'm pretty sure he'd like mo hayder. They are based in the uk but they're really good. They are in an order too.

Birdman was the first one in the jack caffery series.

evertonmint · 29/05/2014 16:24

Ian Rankin's Rebus books are fantastic and as they're set in Edinburgh, they might not be in the UK in a few months time... Grin

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RoadRunner123 · 29/05/2014 16:09

I was just looking at those Prey books because John Sandford came up on that map. Does order matter?

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Cocolepew · 29/05/2014 16:05

John Sandford 'Prey' books theres, loads of them and are very excellent Grin. Set in Minneapolis.

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RoadRunner123 · 29/05/2014 15:56

There was a book he read a few years ago that read like fiction but was actually non fiction, or based on fact at least. I think it was about a coder...war time stuff. That's probably way too vague, but I think the author has written quite a few books. I can't remember what it was called but would know if I heard it!

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RoadRunner123 · 29/05/2014 15:54

Oooh, this is fun!

www.literature-map.com/

He does tell me he's not keen in UK based books, but I'm certain he's read and enjoyed Val McDermid! (So maybe he's a bit flexible!)

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