What book series do I need (audiobook, detective fiction)?

[parrotonmyshoulder]

My favourite audiobooks for long journeys and getting through boring chores have recently been not very highbrow detective novels, particularly Jackson Brodie and Cormoran Strike. I’ve also loved Mick Herron’s books.
Can you suggest another series I might like? I’m listening to Kat and Locke right now. They’re okay too, but short.
Not too gruesome and murdery, not too much about the grief of families. More the detecting and relationships between protagonists.

Jorn lier Horst's Wisting series is good.

Shardlake series. Incredible. Tudor PI. Historical fiction 7 times. Fantastic.

The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. The narrator Kobna Holbrook-Smith is fabulous. It’s a police detective series but involves magic and wizards.

Ben struck gold with Kobna as his narrator. I cannot imagine those books read by anyone else. I would also second the Shardlake books as audio.

Have you listened to Herron’s Zoe Boehm books or just Slough House? If not you might like them. They are an earlier incarnation of his writing but a bit different.

If you like the Slough House books do you generally like political thrillers? I recently discovered Len Deighton’s classic cold war series (the Bernie Samson books) were available as audiobooks and was surprised how they stood up as period pieces. (Le Carre also stands up well). I also liked Stella Rimington’s books.

If you prefer more police/detective types you might like Camilla Lackberg or the old Inspector Lynley books which are also now on audio (Elizabeth Yorke).

I listen to a lot of audiobooks when driving or walking and find when I’m having a difficult time or am particularly tired I reach for comfort reading. I enjoyed Sophie Hannah’s modern recreation of new Poirot stories and I’m not above the odd cozy mystery 😁. I do find with long series the “Mary Sue-ness” of the key characters determines how many I can read.

The Maeve Kerrigan series by Jane Casey and the Washington Poe series by M. W. Craven.

Awww. Beat me to it. I was doing 500 mile round trips over the last few years with very poorly parents. Both gone now. The only thing I miss about the 10+ hours is listening to a good audio book. Rivers of London was a firm favourite and I've (read and) listened to them all multiple times. I'm half way through Stone and Sky which I had to buy as I'm no longer in the car long enough.

Second this - Shardlake is excellent reading

MAEVE KERRIGAN SERIES - starting with The Burning by Jane Casey. Absolutely brilliant they just get better and better, the first one is not an indicator of how good they really are

Susan Hill's Inspector Serrailler novels are compelling I think.

Alys Clare’s World’s End detective series, set in Victorian London is excellent

Peter grainger detective Smith series

I am still sad that I have finished these. They were so good.
Someone here recommended the Dr Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths and I am now storming through those and really enjoying them

If historical detective fiction is acceptable, I would go for the Falco series by Lindsey Davis. I've got the full cast version with Anton Lesser and I love them.

@SandrenaIsMyBloodType I also read all the Ruth Galloway series after Maeve Kerrigan not as good but a substitute of sorts

Series set in Venice by Philip Gwynne Jones. Soooo good.

Cara Hunter's DI Adam Fawley series is very good as is Nicci French's Frieda Klein series.

The alphabet series by Sue Grafton. A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar etc. They're about a female PI called Kinsey Milhone and are fantastic. Sadly she died just before she got to Z.

Brilliant, thanks for so many suggestions. I’ve read some of these - Shardlake and Rivers of London. I’ll listen to a few previews and pick something for my next audible credit.

Ooh this sounds right up my street.
I like detective and wizardry books .
Harry Potter is not my kind of thing.
I really like The Dresden Files wrote by Jim Butcher and narrated by the brilliant James Marsters.
Harry Dresden is Chicagos only PI wizard detective that's in the phone book. 😀
The books on average are 11 - 13 hrs long and there are 16 ( I think ) books in the series so there is loads to get your teeth into

I think you’ll like it, although it’s very British! Agree James Masters is a great narrator but Kobna is unbeatable.

I like falco too , and the farther brown mysteries. Both are on bbc sounds from time to time so it's worth keeping a eye open for them.

I've really enjoyed Anthony Horowitz's Hawthorne series. They're written like they're autobiographical but they're not.

There is about 5 in the series and really well narrated by Rory Kinnear.

I enjoy L J Ross books set in the north east. It's all v silly but the narrator on audible is so good. Johnathan Keeble. If you have Prime, they available through audible on there. Det inspector Ryan.

Yep second this, Simon Serrailer series are enjoyable , listened when was long term ill and they helped me get through!

I was going to suggest the Hawthorne books but see @AuntyBulgaria had beaten me to it. I binged them in a few weeks and they were great fun.

I recommend Ruth Galloway books and of course the fantastic Rivers of London series with the amazing Kobna.