Recommend A British Detective/Police Procedural Series Of Books, Please

[barry1010]

Not necessarily a detective as the prime character, could be the pathologist, the serial killer or anyone involved in a long running crime series.

Must be British, though, and I don't mind if they are brutally gory or not. 

Thank you 

[bednobs]

dorothy L sayers - peter wimsey

[bednobs]

mick herron slow horses (although that's about mi5, not police) 

[bednobs]

ngaio marsh - roderick alleyn

[barry1010]

Thanks, bednobs, I read all of the Wimsey some years ago but will certainly try the other two.  

[johnny.5]

sherlock holmes 

 

[bednobs]

are you the sort of person who can read things more than once?

also mean tto add the thursday murder club series

[barry1010]

I can read books more than once.  I've read some very bad reviews about The Thursday Murder Club series but have the first one reserved at my local library (ebook format). 

[ToraToraTora]

I like TTMC but it does seem to get a slagging from certain quarters, Naomi for example! I enjoyed the stories.

[Captain2]

Can't beat Sir Ian Rankin's Rebus series for me (Murraymints will back me up). Think they are on about 18 in the series and read in order they are fascinating.

[barry1010]

Rebus is one of my favourite series, read them all at least once. 

 

[calmck]

The Jack Frost series

[naomi24]

I didn't finish The Thursday Murder Club.  Very poorly written.

[Buenchico]

I'm just making a start on Edward Marston's books.  (I came across a boxed set in a charity shop).  They seem to be very promising:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/122037-the-railway-detective

[puzzled54]

I'm reading the series by Peter James, the detective is inspector grace. The books are better than the tv series 

[-SharonA-]

I can recommend the DI Ridpath series by M J Lee.

https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/m-j-lee/

[puzzled54]

Val mcdermid has also written a few series, my favourite is the tony hill/carol Jordan series 

[Ken4155]

I'll second the Slow Horses series of books. All about a band of MI5 cast-offs overseen by the not-so-friendly, chain-smoking, flatulent Jackson Lamb.

Lots of laugh-out-loud moments mingled - with the serious side of keeping the country safe - within the pages and now a tv series - season 3 due to be released on Dec 1st - starring Gary Oldman as Lamb, and boy does he play the part well.

[Tilly2]

Anything by Kate Atkinson, particularly the Jackson Brodie series.

[barry1010]

I've read all of the Frost books (including those written by Danny Miller and James Henry); Ann Cleeves; Peter James; Val McDermid; Angela Marsons; Tess Gerritsen; Peter Turnbull; Priscilla Masters and some Kate Atkinson.

And Ruth Rendell.

I'm looking forward to trying the recommendations :)  

 

[puzzled54]

If you look on the fantastic fiction website and look at your favourite authors, there is a section of 'who writes like' so you can discover new authors