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We've taken to watching the UK TV series DCI Banks based on the Peter Robinson Inspector Banks books. This is run on PBS. I have the first book of the series near the top of my TBR pile.
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Another name I must mention is Simon Brett - especially his "Charles Paris" series. Charles Paris is an third-rate actor who is rather more fond of the booze than is good for him, and who seems to fall over dead bodies at every turn. Very well-written, and a series where I feel a great deal of empathy for the hapless protagonist.
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Elizabeth George hasn't been mentioned, her Inspector Lynley series is top notch. She's American, but the mysteries are British. I second Dick Francis if you want light entertainment, he's one of my favourites. |
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Sorry to hear that; he's one of my favourites.
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Martha Grimes, mentioned in the OP, also is American. I agree that they frequently get it wrong. Then there's Jacqueline Winspear, an English ex-pat, and she gets it wrong, too.
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One author who does better than most is Elizabeth Peters. Her "Amelia Peabody" series has a very good British feel to it, although she makes the occasional mistake (such as calling a railway a "railroad", which nobody in Britain would ever do).
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Josephine Tey's Alan Grant series is another I'd recommend. Old fashioned, but still very readable today. If you take a trip to a death+50 country, these are in the public domain.
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And then there's Lee Child, a Brit writing American thrillers. He does a good job at maintaining authenticity, I'd have assumed he's American if I didn't know better.
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Doctor Who books are sometimes good mysteries.
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P. D. James (Inspector Dalgliesh)
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Reginald Hill : Dalziel & Pascoe
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How about Minette Walters? As far as I know, she doesn't do series, each book is a stand alone.
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