Crime fiction with romantic subplots

[Hestyo]

Can anyone recommend some?
I've enjoyed the Strike novels, Minette Walters, and the first few Sophie Hannah ones.
I do like other crime authors but am looking specifically for some with an element of romance or will they/won't they?

JD Robb
Charlaine Harris (Harper Connelly series, somewhat supernatural)
Elizabeth Peters
Janet Evanovich
Some Tess Gerritsen
Kathy Reichs
SR Garrae
Kelley Armstrong's Nadia Stafford and/or Rockton series
Richard Castle (ties in to a TV series, some time off air, Castle)

Thank you! I will check those out.

Patricia Wentworth
Dorothy L Sayers
Agatha Christie
Ngaio Marsh
Margery Allingham
Georgette Heyer

Can't think of any others for a minute, if I do, I'll pop back here to post.

The DI Fawley series by Cara Hunter devotes a bit of time to the romantic entanglements of various characters.

Elly Griffiths Dr Ruth Galloway series?

Karen rose !

I just came to say Karan Rose, and Paranoid has just said it too!

Definitely Karen Rose - I haven't read any for a while, so it's her earlier ones I'm thinking about, but I remember great romantic will they/won't they stuff. And I think maybe a very nice fireman - do you remember there being a fireman Paranoid?

And I hadn't realised that there were books of Castle, so thank you hiding. Though I watched that mainly for Nathan Fillion, and can't remember much of what they were about!

@StellaAndCrow there was always a fire man or investigator of some description. It’s about as close to a romance novel as I get. Think they don’t have to be read in order but better if u do.

Me too! I don't seek out romance novels, but these were a good combination of thriller/romance.

Definitely Dr Ruth Galloway - Ellie Griffiths as pp mentioned.

Placemark!

Definitely definitely Karen Rose. A serial killer and a love story in every one. The romance is a huge element of each story.

If you don't mind American crime fiction (I find it quite different, more lawyers less cops!) Melinda Leigh. I particularly like her Morgan Dane books. There's other series based on different members of the family if I remember correctly too.

Thank you so much, everyone. Lots of new authors to check out.

Gillian mcallister writes exactly this

Series of three cosy mysteries by Elizabeth Mundy .The first is called In Strangers' Houses.

Kendra Elliot, her "Mercy" series similar feel to Melinda Leigh