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119 books · 52 voters · list created March 6th, 2010 by Bettie (votes) .
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Bettie 15674 books
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Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 546 books
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Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 3386 books
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Lobstergirl 5765 books
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Kathy 4172 books
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Emma 222 books
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message 1: by Bettie (last edited Mar 10, 2010 04:29AM) (new)

Bettie 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


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

Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 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


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

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 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"


message 4: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl 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)


message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Stockholm: Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist (Larsson)


message 6: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Dublin: Cassie Maddox (French)


message 7: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Yorkshire: Chief Inspector Alan Banks (Robinson)


message 8: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl England: Dr. Gideon Fell (Carr)


message 9: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Yorkshire: Sergeant Cuff (Collins)


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

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 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


message 11: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Russell Quant (Bidulka)


message 12: by Renee (new)

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


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

Lobstergirl 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.


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

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 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.


message 15: by Ellinor (new)

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


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

Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 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


message 17: by Sue (new)

Sue The Lovely Bones: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA


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

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 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


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

Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 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 ...


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


Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) 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)


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


Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "OK, I'll remove mine and vote for yours, then."

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


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads No problem.


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

Sue 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


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

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 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.)


message 27: by Renee (new)

Renee 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."


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads It was a very good, very atmospheric, read.


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