British Detective Stories

Author: Joey

  • Deborah Crombie – Kincaid & James

    Deborah Crombie is an American author, widely known for being the creator of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James mystery series. Crombie was raised in Richardson, Texas, but has also lived in the United Kingdom. She has however written almost all of her Duncan Kincaid British detective books while living in Texas. The first novel was published…

  • Reg Hill – Dalziel & Pascoe

    Reginald Charles Hill or “Reg” – as he was universally known – will always be remembered for his series of novels featuring Andy Dalziel (pronounced dee-ell) and Peter Pascoe. Hill was an English crime writer who made his debut into the world of mystery novels with the 1970s hit, A Clubbable Woman. It was in…

  • Ruth Rendell – Inspector Wexford

    Ruth Rendell – Inspector Wexford

    Ruth Barbara Rendell was born on 17 February 1930 and was an English author of psychological murder mysteries. Her most notable creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, earned her global recognition by being the hero of many police procedurals. Some of these stories got adapted for TV in the late 1980s, which served to greatly increase the…

  • Elizabeth George – Inspector Lynley

    Susan Elizabeth George is a bestselling American author of a series of crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. The plots of these books are set in Great Britain, and follow the adventures of Inspector Lynley and his unconventional partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Born on 26 February 1949, the best-selling author has produced 20…

  • Kindle – Get The Free Reading App

    Kindle – Get The Free Reading App

    The Amazon Kindle Reader is an amazing way to read my British mystery books, but many people still don’t want to, or can’t afford to, pay out the money. As more and more titles are getting harder to find in hard copy, a download has become the only viable option for some titles. Now, Amazon…

  • British Detective Books – A New Way Of Reading

    British Detective Books – A New Way Of Reading

    Have you tried reading an e-book? Like it or not, technology keeps advancing and now even people like myself are learning to adapt. I still enjoy reading paperbacks but more and more bookstores are only stocking the very latest and fastest-moving titles. I was recently in a very large chain’s store looking, as ever, for…

  • British Detective Stories – The Audible Versions

    British Detective Stories – The Audible Versions

    Changing Times My favourite method of enjoying these magnificent stories remains to sit down with a paperback in my favourite chair, but due to frequent travelling, I tend to do most of my reading on a plane – this at least makes flying more tolerable and pleasant. As with so many people nowadays, time seems…