Suggest some good, well written detective fiction for me?

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I fancied some detective fiction - nothing too high brow, i want easy to read and gripping, preferably not american.

I just read something by Peter James, really disappointing - it was just crap, predictable, mysoginistic and unrealistic. So that would be a good guide for what i don't like............

Christopher Brookmyre? Some Kate Atkinson?

The series by Kate Atkinson about a detective called Jackson Brodie is really good. Can't remember which book it starts with - possibly Case Histories? There are a few others too. But they are all really good and easy to get into but well written. He's also a great character.

Hope this is the kind of thing you are after!

Thanks, will look those up, need something for my kindle :)

Bugger, so I guess you don't fancy Sara Paretsky? (American but awesome).

How about Jim Kelly - interesting, well-written, set in the Fens. I think the first in the series is The Water Clock.

Jo nesbo, the harry hole series

Ian Rankin's Rebus books are quite addictive!

Recent hits for me have been...

The Mathew shardlake series by c j Samson ( historical base but really they are just well written murder mysteries with nice interweaving plots).

The Lewis man trilogy by peter may - gritty but not in the same way as my usual Jeffrey deaver. DH enjoyed these and he doesn't do the American stuff At all.

And branching out in another direction - forensic anthropology from Jefferson bass body farm is great(though American it's much better than the Bones books) and the English equivalent the David hunter books - author escapes me at the moment.

Oh and dh has read many George gently books if the tickles your fancy. It's a bit slow for me!

My DH has been reading the Lee Child Jack Reacher books and he thinks they're good.

I've really enjoyed everything I've read by Nicci French (husband & wife writing dynamic duo) especially the Frieda Klein series.

Somebody on here - can't remember who, sorry - recommended Catriona McPherson's Dandy Gilver series.
I've read 5 of them so far and have really enjoyed them.

Have you tried camilla lackberg? Swedish crime. interesting but not too gory. I really like her.

How did I forget jack reacher! American yes but good. Bit samey if you binge on them though.

Shardlake is good.

Have you read any Scandinavian stuff? I liked Wallander (Henning Mankell, lots of them) best but if you wanted retro then the Inspector Beck ones are a good read, set in 60s Stockholm. Written by a couple, Sjowall and Wahloo.

The John Shakespeare series by Rory Clements are similar to Shardlake by CJ Sansom, but in Elizabethan times.

Stuart McBride is good too.

I've started reading Ian rankin's rebus series start to finish on nightshift. They are great. Although the first one was written in 1985 and rankin's style of writing has changed a but since then

Love Stuart mcbride, but as an ex police worker from Aberdeen I actually know who he based his characters on!!

Donna Leon - all set in Venice & the bonus is that the main protagonist/detective (Brunetti) is not an alcoholic & has a happy marriage to a strong feminist wife (Paola). I'm just re reading them from start of series & really enjoying them second time round.

Dorothy L Sayers?

YY to Peter May's Lewis Trilogy.

Sophie Hannah? Last couple are a bit dire, but earlier novels are quite gripping

The Falco books by Lindsay Davies are good if you don't mind historical (Roman). The first one is the Silver Pigs. The radio dramatisations are really good as well- they have them on radio 4 extra every so often.

Sherlock Holmes

agatha Christie

I second Jo Nesbo