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If I really love Ruth Rendell and Agatha Christie, what else would I enjoy?

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TeddyBear7 · 22/12/2016 23:47

Just that really. I like both the Wexford books and the psychological thrillers like the Keys on the Street. Really struggling to find something. I don't like anything too gory though.

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Stokey · 01/01/2017 19:03

Louise Penny writes a series set in Quebec in a little village, they're very good.

pinkpompoms · 01/01/2017 18:46

Reginald Hill - love The Woodcutter

Megatherium · 30/12/2016 19:44

Peter Robinson - the Alan Banks series
Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill
Colin Dexter

mumonashoestring · 30/12/2016 19:23

The Shardlake Chronicles are wonderful. Also highly recommend Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series.

daisydalrymple · 30/12/2016 19:21

Also try some of the British library crime classics series. I've just finished the santa klaus murder and really enjoyed it.

dawnb14 · 30/12/2016 19:19

Try David Mark. He has written 5 now and gets better everyour book.

Plifner · 30/12/2016 19:19

The shardlake chronicles
Brilliant, easy to read but well written, interesting and not too horrible

Pancakeflipper · 30/12/2016 19:17

The Simon Serrailer series by Susan Hill.

Agree with PDJames. A murderous joy to read.
Also the Robert Galbraithe ones (JK Rowling in disguise)

smurfest · 30/12/2016 19:14

PD James
Ian Rankin

scaryteacher · 30/12/2016 11:32

Another vote here for PD James, Margery Allingham, Lindsay Davis, Donna Leon, and I also like Jill Paton Walsh, the Imogen Quy books, plus her contributions to the Peter Wimsey books. Obviously Dorothy Sayers as well. The Scandinavian Noir stuff is good as well.

cdtaylornats · 30/12/2016 08:36

Edward Marston Railway Detective Series
Elly Griffiths Ruth Galloway series

pithivier · 30/12/2016 07:42

Rachel Abbott. I am currently reading Kill me Again and really enjoying it.

MindTheGarp · 29/12/2016 23:14

Kate Atkinson

RustyPaperclip · 29/12/2016 23:14

I would highly recommend Susan Hill and Anne Perry. Possibly Paul Docherty

Permanentlyexhausted · 29/12/2016 23:13

On the lighter side, M C Beaton (Agatha Raison, Hamish MacBeth) and Carola Dunn's Daisy Dalrymple series.

Northernlurker · 29/12/2016 23:05

Val mcdermids brannigan books are fine but the later stuff is usually gory.

Margery Allingham

And you might like Lindsay Davis if you can cope with a roman setting.

Popskipiekin · 29/12/2016 23:03

Another saying Elizabeth George. Val McDermid?

Stopmithering · 29/12/2016 22:50

Definitely PD James.

EstelleRoberts · 29/12/2016 22:48

Susan Hill

bookbook · 29/12/2016 22:47

Kate Ellis
Donna Leon
Ann Granger
yy to Ngaio Marsh and Dorothy L Sayers

BestIsWest · 29/12/2016 22:42

Belinda Bauer

jennymac · 29/12/2016 22:32

Elizabeth George is also good IMO.

NotCitrus · 24/12/2016 09:21

And Josephine Tey.

NotCitrus · 24/12/2016 09:20

Sayers, earlier PD James, also Ngaio Marsh and Patricia Highsmith.

maresedotes · 24/12/2016 09:20

Discovered the following this year:

Jill McGown
Tammy Cohen

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