La Crosse County Library discussion

At our La Crosse County Library branches, we get asked for authors who write similarly to both William Kent Krueger and CJ Box. If our patrons have read one author then we usually recommend the other. Otherwise, here is my go to list when recommending some similar authors.

Here is a Link to our list full of books and series by the recommended authors: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

The list isn't in any order, but the first couple are my go to ones usually. There are more intermixed that might be closer than others as well.



⦁ William Kent Krueger (Mystery series)
⦁ CJ Box (Big Sky and Joe Pickett series)
⦁ Craig Johnson (Longmire series)
⦁ Tony Hillerman
⦁ Nevada Barr
⦁ Steve Hamilton
⦁ Patricia Skalka
⦁ Louise Penny
⦁ James Lee Burke
⦁ Paul Doiron
⦁ JA Jance
⦁ Dennis Lehane
⦁ Jacqueline Winspear
⦁ Michael Connelly
⦁ John Connolly
⦁ Keith MCafferty
⦁ Stuart Woods
⦁ Robert Crais
⦁ Randy Wayne White
⦁ Christine Carbo
⦁ Kirk Russell
⦁ John Sandford
⦁ David Housewright
⦁ Ivan Doig
⦁ Joseph Haywood
⦁ A.D. Scott
⦁ Malla Nunn
⦁ Spencer Quinn
⦁ K.J. Erickson
⦁ Elizabeth Gunn
⦁ Chuck Logan
⦁ Michael McGarrity
⦁ Neil McMahon
⦁ Thomas Perry
⦁ Dana Stabenow
⦁ Patrick F. McManus
⦁ John D. MacDonald
⦁ Brian freeman
⦁ Henry Kisor
⦁ Margaret Coel
⦁ Steven F. Havill
⦁ Zoe Sharp
⦁ Stephen White
⦁ Archer Mayor
⦁ jo nesbo
⦁ W. Dale Cramer
⦁ Matt Coyle
⦁ Sandi Ault
⦁ Gregg Olsen
⦁ Aimee Thurlo
⦁ Jeff Carson