IF YOU LIKE:
- Susan Wittig Albert
- C. J. Box
- Edna Buchanan
- Agatha Christie
- Michael Connelly
- Janet Evanovich
- Sue Grafton
- Steve Hamilton
- Tony Hillerman
- P.D. James
- Iris Johansen
- Ngaio Marsh
- Archer Mayor
- Robert Parker
- James Patterson
- Ann Perry
- Charles Todd
Susan Wittig Albert – China Bayles, herbal shop owner series, you may like:
- Lea Wait – Maggie Sommers, college professor and antique print dealer
- and Angie Curtis, Mainely Needlepoint
- Sarah Grave – Jacobia Tiptree, home improvement series
- Tracy Kiely – Elizabeth Parker, Jane Austen fan
- Diane Mott Davidson – Goldy Schultz, caterer
- Cynthia Baxter – Dr. Jessica Popper, Veterinarian
- Laura Childs – Theodosia Browning, Tea Shop owner
- Joanna Carl – Lee McKinney, chocolate shop series
- Barbara Colley – Charlotte LaRue
C. J. Box – Joe Pickett series, you may like:
- Nevada Barr – Anna Pigeon
- Paul Doiron – Mike Bowditch
- William Krueger Kent – Cork O’Connor
Edna Buchanan – Britt Montero series, you may like:
- Denise Hamilton – Eve Diamond
- Gerry Boyle – Jack McMorrow
- Mary Jane Clark – Elisa Blake
- Jen Blood – Erin Solomon
Agatha Christie – Miss Marple series you may like:
- Simon Brett – Mrs. Pargeter
- Dorothy Gilman – Mrs. Polifax
- M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin
Michael Connelly – Harry Bosch series, you may like:
- John Lescroart – Dismas Hardy (cop and attorney) and Abe Glitsky ( cop)
- Harlan Coben – Myron Bolitar
- Ian Rankin – John Rebus
- James Lee Burke – Dave Robicheaux
- Lee Child – Jack Reacher
Janet Evanovich – Stephanie Plum series, you may like:
- Sarah Strohmeyer – Bubbles Yablonski
- Jennifer Kincheloe – Anna Blanc
- Rhys Bowen – Georgiana Rannock
- Donna Andrews – Meg Langslow
- Ellen Byron – Maggie Crozat
- M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin
- Colin Cotterill – Jim Juree
Sue Grafton – Kinsey Millhone series, you may also like:
- Sara Paretsky – V. I. Warshawski
- Linda Barnes – Carlotta Carlisle
- Marcia Muller – Sharon McCone
- Karen Kijewski – Kat Colorado
- Barbara D’amato – Cat Marsalla
- J.A. Jance – Joanna Brady
- Janet Evanovich – Stephanie Plum
Steve Hamilton – Alex McKnight series you may like:
- Thomas Perry – Jane Whitefield
- P. J. Tracy – Magozzi & Gino
Tony Hillerman – Jim Chee or Joe Leaphorn, Navaho Tribal Police, NM series, you may like:
- Margaret Coel – Fr John O’Malley and V Holden, Arapaho lawyer in WY
- David & Aimee Thurlo – Ella Clah, Navaho FBI agent, in Shiprock, NM
- James Doss – Charlie Moon, Ute Police in Grant Creek, CO
- Dana Stabenow – Kate Shugak – Aleut native P.I. in Alaska
- Anne Hillerman – Bernadette Manuelito, Navaho Tribal police, NM
P.D. James – British Detective Adam Dalgleish series, you may like:
- Susan Hill – Simon Serrailler,
- Elizabeth George – Inspector Lynley
- Louise Penny – Inspector Gamache
- Ann Cleeves – Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez
- Elly Griffiths – Det. Harry Nelson & Ruth Galloway
- Laurie R. King – Mary Russell
Iris Johansen – Eve Duncan series, you may like:
- Tami Hoag – various series and stand alones
- Linda Fairstein – Alexandra (Alex) Cooper, Assistant District Attorney in NYC
- Alex Kava – Maggie O’Dell, FBI profiler
- Linda Castillo, police chief
Ngaio Marsh – Inspector Allyn series, you may like:
- Catherine Aird, Christopher Sloan, CID
- Dorothy Sayers – Lord Peter Wimsey
- Agatha Christie –Inspector Poirot
- M.C. Beaton – Hamish Macbeth
- Sally Spencer – Charlie Woodend
- Tessa Arlen – Lady Clementine Montford
Archer Mayor – Joe Gunther series, you may like:
- Kate Flora – Joe Burgess
- Gerry Boyle – Brandon Blake
- Dana Stabenow – Liam Campbell
- Margaret Mizushima – Mattie Cobb
Robert Parker – Spenser series, you may like:
- Philip Craig – J. W. Jackson
- Stuart Woods – Stone Barrington,
- William Tapply – Brady Coyne
- J.A. Jance – J.P. Beaumont
James Patterson – Alex Cross series, you may like:
- Patricia Cornwell – Kay Scarpetta
- Kathy Reichs – Temperence Brennan
- Tess Gerritsen – Rizzoli & Isles
- Jeffrey Deaver – Lincoln Rhyme
- James Hayman – Mike McCabe, former homicide detective
- Mark Billingham – Insp. Tom Thorne
Ann Perry – Inspector Pitt or William Monk series, you may like:
- Victoria Thompson – Gaslight
- Robin Paige – Kathryn Ardleigh and Charles Sheridan
- Deanna Raybourn – Lady Jane Grey
- Charles Finch – Charles Lenox
- Kieran Shields – Archie Lean & Percival Grey
- Alex Grecian – Insp. Walter Day
Charles Todd – Inspector Rutledge or Bess Crawford series, you may like:
- Jacqueline Winspear – Maisie Dobbs
- Susan Elia MacNeal – Maggie Hope