Don't Go There! (120 books)

Geographical locations of Murders. List ONE book from a series and leave a comment stating the town/city and the key investigator/s.

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1	One for Sorrow (Cunning Prophet, #1) by Jane Godman (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 1,700, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.18 avg rating — 3,449,092 ratings score: 1,223, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 4.04 avg rating — 213,973 ratings score: 682, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.30 avg rating — 326,520 ratings score: 681, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3) by Elizabeth George (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 28,267 ratings score: 607, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins 3.91 avg rating — 98,840 ratings score: 575, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan 3.59 avg rating — 46,470 ratings score: 553, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 275,888 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1) by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 155,833 ratings score: 495, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers 3.82 avg rating — 61,393 ratings score: 456, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	In a Dry Season (Inspector Banks, #10) by Peter Robinson 4.11 avg rating — 11,294 ratings score: 431, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1) by Alex Grecian (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 17,245 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie 4.20 avg rating — 732,570 ratings score: 385, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Firewall (Kurt Wallander, #8) by Henning Mankell 3.97 avg rating — 20,783 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Death in the Devil's Acre (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #7) by Anne Perry 3.95 avg rating — 5,568 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4) by P.D. James 4.03 avg rating — 27,575 ratings score: 373, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 439,767 ratings score: 373, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.86 avg rating — 115,540 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 216,538 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,467,060 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 46,310 ratings score: 363, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1) by Caroline Graham 3.97 avg rating — 13,310 ratings score: 337, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) by Sue Grafton 3.86 avg rating — 192,033 ratings score: 337, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.96 avg rating — 21,608 ratings score: 334, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) by James Lee Burke 3.90 avg rating — 28,321 ratings score: 332, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) by Kathy Reichs (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 41,321 ratings score: 305, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) by Ellis Peters 4.07 avg rating — 17,922 ratings score: 290, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 284,381 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) by Donna Leon 3.89 avg rating — 42,590 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) by Dana Stabenow (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 17,708 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Death In A Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti #2) by Donna Leon 3.94 avg rating — 20,771 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Black Dog (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #1) by Stephen Booth (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 6,334 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Wench is Dead (Inspector Morse #8) by Colin Dexter 3.92 avg rating — 4,963 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Dead of Jericho (Inspector Morse, #5) by Colin Dexter 3.99 avg rating — 5,723 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Shape of Water (Inspector Montalbano, #1) by Andrea Camilleri 3.74 avg rating — 26,080 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Garnethill (Garnethill, #1) by Denise Mina (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 9,874 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) by Robert B. Parker 3.92 avg rating — 21,452 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1) by Maj Sjöwall 3.78 avg rating — 18,826 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 178,819 ratings score: 244, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.75 avg rating — 18,455 ratings score: 234, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Winter Study (Anna Pigeon, #14) by Nevada Barr 3.87 avg rating — 9,447 ratings score: 234, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.78 avg rating — 24,670 ratings score: 220, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) by Patricia Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 55,666 ratings score: 214, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery, #6) by Margery Allingham 3.92 avg rating — 3,242 ratings score: 202, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) by Colin Cotterill 3.97 avg rating — 15,258 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 43,389 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7) by Tony Hillerman 4.09 avg rating — 15,757 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Puppet For A Corpse (Inspector Thanet, #3) by Dorothy Simpson 3.89 avg rating — 985 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, #2) by Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 25,610 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) by Steven Saylor 3.95 avg rating — 9,414 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) by C.J. Sansom 4.30 avg rating — 32,616 ratings score: 189, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Plague on Both Your Houses (Matthew Bartholomew, #1) by Susanna Gregory 3.83 avg rating — 4,943 ratings score: 186, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) by David Liss (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 11,783 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	A Beautiful Place to Die (Detective Emmanuel Cooper, #1) by Malla Nunn 3.90 avg rating — 4,019 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Immaculate Deception (Jonathan Argyll, #7) by Iain Pears 3.67 avg rating — 1,486 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.86 avg rating — 2,462,862 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2) by Ngaio Marsh 3.82 avg rating — 7,632 ratings score: 172, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Don't Look Back (Konrad Sejer #2) by Karin Fossum 3.78 avg rating — 11,774 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Ratking (Aurelio Zen, #1) by Michael Dibdin 3.74 avg rating — 5,161 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, #1) by Leonie Swann 3.62 avg rating — 18,791 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) by Martha Grimes (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 19,711 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Blond Baboon (Grijpstra & De Gier Mystery #6) by Janwillem van de Wetering 3.84 avg rating — 456 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood 3.84 avg rating — 29,290 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery, #1) by Laura Childs 3.74 avg rating — 12,717 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) by Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 22,559 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1) by Susan Wittig Albert (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 9,178 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 579,005 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #1) by Boris Akunin 3.91 avg rating — 14,394 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Fer-de-Lance (Nero Wolfe, #1) by Rex Stout 3.97 avg rating — 16,579 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert van Gulik 3.95 avg rating — 1,994 ratings score: 129, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1) by J.A. Jance (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 15,706 ratings score: 128, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Falconer's Crusade (William Falconer, #1) by Ian Morson 3.73 avg rating — 530 ratings score: 114, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) by Caleb Carr 4.06 avg rating — 181,498 ratings score: 110, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Pericles Commission (The Athenian Mysteries, #1) by Gary Corby (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,111 ratings score: 106, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Last Templar (Knights Templar, #1) by Michael Jecks (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 3,259 ratings score: 101, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Mouseschawitz - My Summer Job of Concentrated Fun by Angela Lovell (Goodreads Author) 3.12 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Making Plans, Making Memories (Reprisal, Volume 1) by Sam Lang (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Bitch by Les Edgerton (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Blue Chair by Richard Wolkomir (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Dancing with Devia by Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Red Shadows at Saugatuck (The Haunted Shores Mysteries Series Book 4) by Randy Overbeck (Goodreads Author) 4.87 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Ruin of the Watcher (Fox Argall Mysteries Book 1) by Collings MacCrae (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Sun and Shadow (Inspector Winter, #3) by Åke Edwardson 3.59 avg rating — 2,521 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2) by Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 21,532 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #1) by John Burdett (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 11,158 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Gideon's Day (Gideon, #1) by J.J. Marric 3.76 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	To Murder Matt by Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree, #1) by Colin Cotterill 3.74 avg rating — 3,189 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 123,326 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Dead Men Don't Kill by Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1) by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 15,566 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Dancing with Devia by Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Generous Death (Jenny Cain, #1) by Nancy Pickard 3.60 avg rating — 663 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Soucouyant by David Chariandy 3.80 avg rating — 1,440 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Return (Inspector Van Veeteren, #3) by Håkan Nesser 3.69 avg rating — 6,743 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Crooked Hinge (Dr. Gideon Fell, #8) by John Dickson Carr 3.80 avg rating — 1,185 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) by Linda Castillo (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 51,823 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Maigret and the Killer (Inspector Maigret, #70) by Georges Simenon 3.87 avg rating — 1,297 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1) by Ruth Rendell 3.67 avg rating — 15,133 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand (Commissaire Adamsberg, #6) by Fred Vargas 4.06 avg rating — 5,572 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mar 06, 2010 03:52AM

Sturrenden. Inspector Luke Thanet.
Ystad. Police Inspector Kurt Wallander.
Gothenberg. Inspector Winter.
London. Charlotte & Thomas Pitt.
Oxford. Inspector Morse
Edinburgh. Inspector Rebus
St. Mary Mead. Miss Marple
Maardam. Inspector Van Veeteren (Maardam is a fictitious location)
Paris. Commissaire Adamsberg
National Park Alaska. Kate Shugak
Rome: Flavia di Stefano & Jonathan Argyll
Sicily: Inspettore Salvo Montalbano
Norway: Inspector Sejer
Rome: Jonathan Argyll

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message 2: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Mar 07, 2010 04:30AM) (new)

Mar 06, 2010 08:42AM

Reykjavik: Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson
Paris: Commissaire Maigret
Navajo Reservation (NM/ AZ, USA): Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee
Kingsmarkham (a fictitious location): Inspectors Wexford & Burden
Glasgow: Maureen O'Donnell
Duisburg: Kommissar Schimanski
Barcelona: Inspector Pepe Carvalho
Venice: Commissario Guido Brunetti
Rome: Flavia di Stefano & Jonathan Argyll
Moscow: Erast Fandorin
Sicily: Inspettore Salvo Montalbano
Rome, and locations all across Italy: Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen
Los Angeles: Inspector Harry Bosch
San Francisco: Sam Spade
The Peak District: Ben Cooper & Diane Fry
Bradfield: DI Carol Jordan & Prof. Tony Hill
Manchester: Kate Brannigan
Long Piddleton (fictitious)/Northamptonshire, London, and locations all across England: Inspector Richard Jury and Melrose Plant
Midsomer County (another fictitious location): DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Gavin Troy
Amsterdam: Commissaris Grijpstra & De Gier
Stockholm: Inspector Martin Beck
Istanbul: Inspector Cetin Ikmen
Madrid: Captain Alatriste
Chicago: V.I. Warshawski
Washington, D.C.: Derek Strange & Terry Quinn
Boston: Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro
Santa Teresa, CA (fictional alias of Santa Barbara, CA): Kinsey Millhone
Gaborone, Botswana: (Mma) Precious Ramotswe
Pecan Springs, TX: China Bayles
Charleston, SC: Theodosia Browning
Aspen Meadow, CO: Goldy Bear
Trenton, NJ: Stephanie Plum
New Orleans: Dave Robicheaux

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message 3: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Mar 06, 2010 10:25AM) (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:25AM

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Gaborone, Botswana, Mma Ramotse
The Godwulf Manuscript: Boston, Massachusetts, Spenser & Hawk
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: London, Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson
Whose Body?: London, Lord Peter Wimsey & Bunter
Roman Blood: (ancient) Rome, Gordianus the Finder
Murder at the Vicarage: St. Mary Mead, Miss Marple
A Conspiracy of Paper: London, Benjamin Weaver, aka "The Lion of Judah"

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message 4: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:16PM

Norwegian village: Inspector Konrad Sejer (Karin Fossum)
Isle Royale National Park: Anna Pigeon (Nevada Barr)
Washington, D.C.: Annabel and Mac Reed (Margaret Truman)
London, England, and Scotland: Richard Hannay (John Buchan)
Virginia: Kay Scarpetta (Patricia Cornwell
London: Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers (Elizabeth George)
London: Adam Dalgliesh (P.D. James)

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message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:17PM

Stockholm: Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist (Larsson)

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message 6: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:22PM

Dublin: Cassie Maddox (French)

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message 7: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:23PM

Yorkshire: Chief Inspector Alan Banks (Robinson)

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message 8: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:24PM

England: Dr. Gideon Fell (Carr)

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message 9: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 06, 2010 10:29PM

Yorkshire: Sergeant Cuff (Collins)

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message 10: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Mar 07, 2010 11:25AM) (new)

Mar 07, 2010 11:24AM

Deja Dead: Montreal, Canada, Dr. Temperance Brennan
Bare Bones: Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Temperance Brennan
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Stockholm, Sweden, Mikael Blomkvist & Lisbeth Salander

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message 11: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 07, 2010 04:13PM

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Russell Quant (Bidulka)

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message 12: by Renee (new)

Apr 13, 2011 08:24AM

Nunn- Small town South Africa; near Mozambique border; Emmanuel Cooper investigates

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message 13: by Lobstergirl (last edited Jan 21, 2014 06:59PM) (new)

Jan 21, 2014 06:59PM

Ghost Story: Milburn, New York. Not part of a series. There's not really an "investigator" - just some men friends trying to figure out wassup and take out the creatures.

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message 14: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jan 22, 2014 10:46AM) (new)

Jan 21, 2014 08:32PM

Cocaine Blues: Melbourne, Australia, the Hon. Phryne Fisher.
Fer-de-Lance: (1930s) New York, NY, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: Bishop's Lacey, England, Flavia de Luce.

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message 15: by Ellinor (new)

Jan 21, 2014 11:54PM

Murder on the Orient Express: A Train stuck in a snow drift somewhere in former Yugoslavia, Hercule Poirot

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message 16: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Jan 22, 2014 05:18AM) (new)

Jan 22, 2014 03:07AM

Bisbee, AZ: Joanna Brady -- Desert Heat
Santa Fe, NM: Kevin Kerney -- Tularosa
Dublin (and locations all over Ireland): Chief Inspector Peter McGarr -- The Death of an Irish Politician

Plus a few more Golden Age and historical ones:

Shrewsbury, Shropshire (12th century): Brother Cadfael -- One Corpse Too Many
London and various other English locations (16th century): Matthew Shardlake -- Dark Fire
Cambridge (14th century): Matthew Bartholomew -- A Plague on Both Your Houses
Devon (14th century): Keeper of the King's Peace Sir Baldwin Furnshall -- The Last Templar
Oxford (13th century): Aristotle College Regent Master William Falconer -- Falconer's Crusade
China (7th century/T'ang Dynasty): Judge Dee The Chinese Gold Murders
Edo, Japan (17th century): Yoriki (Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People) Sano Ichiro -- Shinju
New Orleans, LA (19th century): Benjamin January -- A Free Man of Color

London and various other English locations: Tommy and Tuppence (Prudence) Beresford -- Partners in Crime
London and locations all over England, plus occasional trips to New Zealand: Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn and Inspector Fox -- Enter a Murderer
London and locations all over England: Albert Campion and Maggersfontein Lugg -- Death of a Ghost

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message 17: by Sue (new)

Jan 22, 2014 03:40AM

The Lovely Bones: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

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message 18: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jan 22, 2014 10:57AM) (new)

Jan 22, 2014 10:41AM

Three Bags Full: Glennkill, Ireland, a flock of sheep
Jack, Knave and Fool: 18th century London, Sir John Fielding
Falconer and the Great Beast: 1268 Oxford, William Falconer
The Fashion in Shrouds: 1930s London, Albert Campion
The Alienist: 1896 New York, NY, Dr. Lazlo Kreizler, John Schuyler Moore
Birds of a Feather: 1930 London, Maisie Dobbs
The Pericles Commission: classical Athens, Nicolaos and Diotima

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message 19: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Jan 22, 2014 10:50AM) (new)

Jan 22, 2014 10:49AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Three Bags Full: Glennkill, Ireland, a flock of sheep
Jack, Knave and Fool: 18th century London, Sir John Fielding
Falconer and the Great Beast: 1268 Oxfo..."

Should I delete my Allingham (Campion) and Morson (Falconer) entries?

ETA: Then again, we have 2 Inspector Morse books as well ...

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message 20: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 22, 2014 10:58AM

Didn't see you'd added Campion and Falconer books; probably ones I haven't read, so they don't jump out at me.

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message 21: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jan 22, 2014 11:13AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Didn't see you'd added Campion and Falconer books; probably ones I haven't read, so they don't jump out at me."

Falconer's Crusade (first in the series)
and Death of a Ghost (one of the first Campions chiefly set in London)

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message 22: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 22, 2014 11:21AM

OK, I'll remove mine and vote for yours, then.

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message 23: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jan 22, 2014 12:20PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "OK, I'll remove mine and vote for yours, then."

Thank you -- next one's on me ...

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 22, 2014 12:41PM

No problem.

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message 25: by Sue (last edited Jan 26, 2014 06:04AM) (new)

Jan 26, 2014 05:56AM

Sworn to Silence (first in a series) | Painter's Mill, a (fictitious) town in 'Amish country' in Ohio, USA | Chief of Police Kate Burkholder
Mark of the Lion (first in a series) | 1920's British Kenya | Jade del Cameron

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message 26: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jan 26, 2014 09:47AM) (new)

Jan 26, 2014 09:45AM

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: Chabot, Mississippi, Silas Jones (he'll also fix your snake-in-a-mailbox problems!) (Location seems to be fictional, though nearby Folsom is real.)

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message 27: by Renee (new)

Jan 26, 2014 12:05PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: Chabot, Mississippi, Silas Jones (he'll also fix your snake-in-a-mailbox problems!) (Location seems to be fictional, though nearby Folsom is real.)"

Oh, that was one of my absolute favorites last year and I recommended it to EVERYONE. (Even when someone finally said, "Yeah, I know, you've told me about it at least twice now."

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message 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 26, 2014 12:36PM

It was a very good, very atmospheric, read.

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