English Mysteries Club discussion

Would you count P.D. James?? :)

My favorites aren't modern: Patricia Wentworth and Georgette Heyers (the mysteries, only). I like Jacqueline Winspear's books, but not sure if those qualify. I definitely prefer cozies, not graphic crime.

I am a Martha Grimes and PD James fan. I can hardly wait for the next book in their series to come out.

Among my favorites are Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Martha Grimes, Colin Dexter and Christopher Fowler (only the Bryant and May series). I also enjoy reading (and writing) cozies.

I love Agatha Christie but I would like to learn and read some more English crime stories. I hope I can get some suggestions here :D

I <3 Agatha chrisie but i like other authors also

Favourite author is definitely Edmund Crispin. Mysteries just don't get any better than The Moving Toyshop. I love Dorothy Sayers as well.

Reginald Hill is good.

PD James & Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George, Anne Perry, PD James, Ruth Rendell!

I like the above mentioned, almost without exception, but also Dorothy Simpson, R D Wingfield and Mortimer's Rumpole series.

And Ann Granger and Caroline Graham and M C Beaton -- almost forgot!

Most of my favorites are Scottish - the Tartan Noir. I love MC Beaton's Hamish series but can't get into the Agatha ones.

but for my favorite English mysteries I really like John Harvey's later works. Just finished Far Cry this week and it was great.

David have you read Rhys Bowen? Her Evans series is reminiscent of Hamish but set in Wales.

I have read book one and it was pretty good. I need to work the blacklist when I get a chance.

-backlist-

I knew what you meant. :-)

P.D. James, Martha Grimes, Dorothy Sayers. I also like "The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey.

Elizabeth George and Ruth Rendell