Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series - Danish police detective Carl Mork, banished to "department Q" in the basement of the police station, assisted by quirky Rose and Assad, initially hired as a janitor, who has a mysterious past in the Middle East.
Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May series - Bryant and May are elderly detectives leading the Peculiar Crimes Unit in London. A few of the stories are set in their younger days, most are present-day. If you enjoy eccentric characters and a gentle sense of humor, you may like these. Sort of a cross between a cozy and a police procedural.
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