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Crime/mystery recommendations

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SatsukiKusakabe · 12/09/2016 16:38

I want to buy my dad a good book for his birthday and not sure what to get as it's not my favourite genre I'm not widely read in it Grin

He has read and enjoyed all the Shardlake series, so something similar, perhaps with a historical bent (but not too similar) would be ideal. He also liked the Robert Galbraith, but I would say prefers the more mystery type of crime novel than the horror/gory kind.

He's read all Agatha Christie/Conan Doyle/Chesterton.

Has to be well-written.

All suggestions welcome, many thanks in advance.

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SatsukiKusakabe · 13/09/2016 13:07

Thanks for ideas.

mermaid I saw the Parris ones and thought maybe they were too similar and perhaps not as good, but actually that's a bit silly Grin I think I will try him on the first one and see what he thinks. The reviews are good - do you have a preference between those and Shardlake (you've possibly already told me in a round about way if you've reviewed any on the 50 books thread Wink)

ambergreyson I enjoyed The Secret History very much but wouldn't have considered it to be his cup of tea but you're right it is a good mystery story so I'll ponder that one.

cousincharlotte that sounds up his street - I'm always astonished by the writers that are around that I've never heard of. I'll look him up definitely, thanks.

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CousinCharlotte · 13/09/2016 12:10

J. Jefferson Farjeon. Agatha Christie was inspired by his crime novels. I'm currently reading Mystery in White and thoroughly enjoying it.
I've read all Agatha Christie books.

AmberGreyson · 13/09/2016 12:05

The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a very interesting book

MermaidofZennor · 12/09/2016 16:57

As he enjoyed Shardlake then he might like S J Parris's Giordano Bruno series, starting with Heresy. He works for Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I's spy master.