British detective novels

[delilabell]

I love detective books (particularly murders) but my favourite is Susan Hill.
I'd like any reccomendations for new ones to try that are british as i like to understand where they are, the police system etc.
Any ideas?

Lin Anderson
Martin Edwards
Damien Boyd
Simon Brett
Robert Galbraith

New to you, or recently published?

If the former, you could stick with the Hills and read Reginald Hill. He’s a wonderful writer.

I’m also a big fan of Alison Taylor; her books are set on the Welsh border.

Barry Maitland is an Australian writer, but his police procedural dare set in England. He’s a terrific writer.

There’s Stuart McBride and Aline Templeton in Scotland and Tana French in Ireland.

Will look at all your suggestions thank you!
I meant new to me as long as they're not too dated

Quintin Jardine - his Bob Skinner series
Alafair Burke - her Samantha Kincaid series
Ann Cleeves - her Vera and Shetland series
Peter James - Roy Grace series
Stuart MacBride - Logan Mcrae series
Ian Rankine - Rebus series
Elly Griffiths - Ruth Galloway series
Kate Ellis - Wesley Peterson series

The DI Nick Dixon series is very good, set in current times, Somerset based, engaging characters. But start from the first book (of 7).

Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne series - just off to bed to start the latest.

Some great recommendations here. I particularly like Anne Cleeves and Ellie Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway but I’ve taken a few recommendations myself.

Denise Mina is another one.

My all time favourite is Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford.

Val McDermid.

Helen Durrant
Leigh Russell
Angela Marsons

Peter Robinson DCI Banks - Yorkshire
Damien Boyd Nick Dixon - Somerset
Ed James Scott Cullen - Scotland

Graham Hurley - his DI Faraday series. Mostly set in Portsmouth.

The one and only P D James.
Maybe a bit dated but the characterisation is second to none.
Ruth Rendell. I take it you’ve read Agatha Christie.

Blatant place marking

The wonderful Jackson Brodie novels by Kate Atkinson - you've probably read 'em.

Oh my thank you very much everyone! Goigg to sit down tonight and have a look through then all to choose some new ones to read!

The Lewis trilogy by peter May. Set on the island of Lewis of course. Just brilliant.

Dalziel and Pascoe

Kerry Wilkinson’s Jessica Daniel series

DCI Ryan series by LJ Ross

Do you like Sherlock Holmes? There's a series of new Sherlock Holmes books by Titan Books some of which are apparently good (or so I gather - I saw a snippet in Publisher's Weekly saying that one of them was the best Sherlock Holmes pastiche ever)

Margaret Kirk's detective novels are based in Inverness. So far she has published 2: Shadow Man and What Lies Buried. She's working on the 3rd one in the series.

You could try L J Ross.. all her books are set around Northumberland and Tyneside and she has a huge following

I also like the Inspector Lynley books - Elizabeth George. They are very chunky though.

Stuart MacBride
Ian Rankin
Colin Dexter (Morse)
Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling)
Kate Atkinson

Jane Casey.

Devil's Dice by Roz Watkins. Really enjoyed this.