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British Crime Fiction

Anglophiles Unite! Devotees of Ruth Rendell, Elizabeth George, Reginald Hill, and Colin Dexter just to name a few.
  • Category: Genres | Started Wednesday, February 14 2007
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bjgryphon posted to this topic 4 days ago

I've read them all but started going through them again on audiobook. Is she a standard for all who like british crime fiction - or considered too "old-fashioned"?
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humbledaisy posted to this topic 2 weeks ago

Hey there...

I am looking for a new author to start reading. I have read all Elizabeth George's novels, PD James (the newer ones), Martha Grimes, Peter...
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Kate F posted to this topic 2 weeks ago

I just finished Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. I don't gravitate toward period mysteries for the most part. When visiting a small bookstore in Monmouth,...
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mef posted to this topic Thursday, May 22 2008

Greetings --

Can anyone suggest books in which "the" detective is a pair of people? Or do you think that the traditional detective-plus-sidekick is...
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Sherri J posted to this topic Thursday, April 10 2008

Hi there -- someone recently told me that since I love Peter Robinson's "Inspector Banks" books, I should check out Reginald Hill. I've looked online and see...
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Lillian P posted to this topic Saturday, March 29 2008

I've read a few new books lately and thought I'd find out what anyone else is reading. I've read 'The Shape of Water' by Andrea Camilleri - I quite enjoyed but...
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Lillian P posted to this topic Saturday, March 29 2008

Here is an author who writes credible and compelling novels dripping in fear and blood. Mina's territory is Glasgow, and her first "detective is the "unlucky...
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bulphan posted to this topic Monday, January 14 2008

Just finished Sleepy Head by Mark Billingham, his first novel in the Thorne series....
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mef posted to this topic Sunday, November 4 2007

I have watched some episodes from the Lynley Series, and thought the casting and adaptation was pretty good. And, I love the Brother Cadfael series. I was...
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Bluejay posted to this topic Thursday, October 25 2007

A very British and very thrilling crime book - anyone els read it? I found it unputdownable - my son took it on a plane journey and was cross because he arrived...

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