Some favourite crime-fiction series #2 (no special order)

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The Last Fix
1.  The Last Fix by K.O. Dahl
The list author says:
  "Highly readable police-procedural series set in Oslo - bleak, funny, all the genre staples are here. Unfortunately the UK translations are not published in chronological order."
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Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1)
2.  Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1) by Brian McGilloway
The list author says:
  "Police procedural (again!) set in the borderlands of Ireland. Inspector Devlin is a family man trying to do the right thing and avoid politics - not always succeeding."
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Knots And Crosses
3.  Knots And Crosses by Ian Rankin
The list author says:
  "Top-selling Edinburgh series featuring maverick cop John Rebus. I've read these as they were published (ie before they became bestsellers) and they are mostly of the very highest genre quality."
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A Beautiful Place to Die
4.  A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn
The list author says:
  "Perhaps a bit early to judge this series on the basis of 2 novels, but compelling and moving plots in 1950s South Africa, showing evils of racism."
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Birdman
5.  Birdman by Mo Hayder
The list author says:
  "Occasionally too gruesome for me, on balance an excellent series particularly the most recent (at time of writing), Gone, with DI Jack Caffery and police diver Flea Marley."
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The Twilight Time
6.  The Twilight Time by Karen Campbell
The list author says:
  "Many Scottish crime novels have been hailed as the heir to Rankin/Rebus but this series, featuring Anna Cameron, comes closest. Strong campaigning theme, eg the prison system in Scotland."
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Moonlight Downs: An Emily Tempest Investigation
7.  Moonlight Downs: An Emily Tempest Investigation by Adrian Hyland
The list author says:
  "Only two in this series at time of writing, but half-Aborigine Emily Tempest is a brilliant invention and the prose is wonderful poetic music."
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Open Season
8.  Open Season by C. J. Box
The list author says:
  "Highly engaging series about Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, his family and various environmental concerns."
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Unseen
9.  Unseen by Mari Jungstedt
The list author says:
  "Part police-procedural, part romance between journalist and teacher, set on Swedish island of Gotland."
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The Princess of Burundi
10.  The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson
The list author says:
  "Series centring on Ann Lindell and colleagues of the Uppsala, Sweden police. Woefully, translated in crazy order, the series has some flaws but also compelling moments."
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The Shadow Woman (Chief Inspector Erik Winter Novels)
11.  The Shadow Woman (Chief Inspector Erik Winter Novels) by Ake Edwardson
The list author says:
  "Another solid Swedish series, featuring Erik Winter of the Gothenberg police, again translated out of order."
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Faceless Killers: An Inspector Wallander Mystery
12.  Faceless Killers: An Inspector Wallander Mystery by Henning Mankell
The list author says:
  "Despite the ludicrous hype and the often-silly (dated) plots, the series stands on the great creation of Wallander and the interactions with his team and his family over time. Sweden again (Ystaad)"
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The Chalk Circle Man (Commissaire Adamsberg)
13.  The Chalk Circle Man (Commissaire Adamsberg) by Fred Vargas
The list author says:
  "Quirky French fables featuring Inspector Adamsberg. Not quite real but the series has charm and originality. Again, suffers from out-of-order translations."
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Little Criminals
14.  Little Criminals by Gene Kerrigan
The list author says:
  "A series in a loose sense, this is a marvellous journalists' view of corruption and crashing economy in Ireland. Biting but poetic."
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A Touch Of Frost (Di Jack Frost Series)
15.  A Touch Of Frost (Di Jack Frost Series) by R D Wingfield
The list author says:
  "Hilarious and sad, D I Jack Frost is a politically incorrect, rude yet determined policeman. Very good novels, stick to those by R D Wingfield and give the follow-ups a miss."
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Falling Off Air
16.  Falling Off Air by Catherine Sampson
The list author says:
  "Very good series; the first couple are about a TV journalist but then the Chinese theme takes over (the author lives in China) with a PI character. Superior fare."
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Detective Inspector Huss
17.  Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten
The list author says:
  "I love the Inspector Irene Huss series (Swedish again); it is such a pity that only three novels have been translated (in US editions)."
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Death at La Fenice
18.  Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
The list author says:
  "Long-running series set in Venice, by a US author who lives there. Comissario Brunetti and his wife Paola are deservedly highly regarded creations."
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Lonely Hearts
19.  Lonely Hearts by John Harvey
The list author says:
  "Excellent police-procedural series set in Nottingham, featuring DI Charlie Resnik, of Polish origin. Intended  as a series of 10, he is now writing more."
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The Coroner's Lunch (Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery 1)
20.  The Coroner's Lunch (Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery 1) by Colin Cotterill
The list author says:
  "Set in 1970s Laos, septuagenarian coroner Siri Paiboun is a marvellous character, as are his two colleagues. There is a magical-spiritual element to these novels, as well as much humour and satire."
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The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedstrom 1)
21.  The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedstrom 1) by Camilla Lackberg
The list author says:
  "More Sweden, this time Fjallbacka. I like the character and concerns of Erika, but her police husband Patrick tends to be a bit slow to work out the crimes."
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Not So Perfect Crime, A
22.  Not So Perfect Crime, A by Teresa Solana
The list author says:
  "The brothers who aren't, the detective agency that isn't - witty and pertinent satires on Barcelona's rich and famous. Lovely."
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Shadow Walker
23.  Shadow Walker by Michael Walters
The list author says:
  "From "the edge of the world", Inspector Negrui of Mongolia's serious crime squad, investigates. The first two novels are best, in the context of a country undergoing rapid change."
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Cold in the Earth
24.  Cold in the Earth by Aline Templeton
The list author says:
  "DI Marjory Fleming of the Galloway (Scotland) police investigates crimes in small farming community. Not cosy and not gritty, somewhere inbetween. Good, classic mysteries."
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Dregs
25.  Dregs by Jorn Lier Horst
The list author says:
  "Only Dregs (#6) translated so far, but on the evidence of this one, a brilliant Norwegian police-procedural series in the style of Mankell/Wallander (but better?!)"
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