Need some suggestions

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Some British authors I really like are

Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford series: The English village mystery updated to a much grimmer England than Agatha Christie rights about

Peter James:His "Dead Simple," about a stag party prank that goes horribly wrong and has a sinister background, was a real page turner. I've since read most of his other books.

Peter Robinson: His Inspector Banks novels, about a former London cop transferred to a small Yorkshire village, are densely plotted and full of interesting characters and situations.

Reginald Hill: Since Hill died recently, there will be no more Dalziel and Pascoe novels, which is a shame. Dalziel is a grumpy older cop with a raunchy sense of humor, and Pascoe is younger and university educated. You may have caught the TV series when it was shown on A&E back in the day.