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My favourite crime thrillers
Little ScarletLittle Scarlet by Walter Mosley
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If you thought Walter Mosley was good, think again. This is just sublime
Heaven's PrisonersHeaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke
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I've enjoyed all of Burke's Robicheaux novels. This is the one that really made me sit up and take notice
The Butcher's TheatreThe Butcher's Theatre by Jonathan Kellerman
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Kellerman has got even darker recently - this earlier novel changed location and cross-referred characters from his wife's novel
L. A. Requiem: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole Novels)L. A. Requiem: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole Novels) by Robert Crais
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Brilliant. I love the character Elvis Cole but this really brings out his partner Joe Pike
Past Reason Hated: An Inspector Banks Mystery (The Inspector Banks series)Past Reason Hated: An Inspector Banks Mystery (The Inspector Banks series) by Peter Robinson
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I like Robinson's Alan Banks character and its development over the years sleuthing in Yorkshire - an earlier but good one
The Black DahliaThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
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About as good as a crime novel gets - unforgettable characters and setting of time and place
Mystic RiverMystic River by Dennis Lehane
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A major step-up for Lehane - extraordinary creation of mood
Murder BookMurder Book by Richard Rayner
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Under-rated. Remarkable for an Englishman to capture the aura of crime-filled 90's LA
Death by HollywoodDeath by Hollywood by Steven Bochco
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Tremendous - a fabulous sideline to his police precedural TV series'
Two for the DoughTwo for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
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Stephanie Plum, one of the great PI characters. A wonderful series, laugh out loud funny and great, if sometimes unlikely, plotlines