Detective books recommendations please

have you tried J D Robb(aka Nora Roberts). She writes the Death in series, they are set in the future but are still a good detective/who dun it.

Quintin Jardine for me. His series of Bob Skinner as detective are wonderful. Think we're up to book 25 now. Obviously better to start from the beginning.

Elly Griffiths
Kate Ellis

Arnaldur Indridason

Sue Grafton's alphabet books

For something a little different try the Washington Poe series by MW Craven or the Ridpath books by MJ Lee.

Have you tried
L J Ross - DCI Ryan series
Alex Pine
Shari Lapena

Or
RC Bridgestock - DI Jack Dylan series or DI Charley Mann series

Ian rankin rebus series over 30 books
Peter Robinson inspector Banks series
Peter James Roy Grace novels
Anne Cleeves both shetland and Vera plus a new detective set in devon
Plus many others I can't remember so may be back with more

For something completely different

Cadfael series by Ellis Peters

Medieval who-dunnits set in the 12th century.

Caron Allan's Dottie Manderson books are really good. Set in the 30s with excellent period detail.

Said I'd be back
Val mcDermid dies several series
I've also recently discovered Robert Bryndza DCI Erika Forster

I can also recommend Brother Cadfael, Rebus, The ABC series by Sue Grafton, JD Robb Death in... series.

Sister Fidelma series by Peter Tremayne
Set in mid 7th century Ireland Sister Fidelma is also an advocate of the ancient Irish courts & gets in some right scrapes

Marcus Didius Falco series by Lindsay Davies set in Ancient Rome

Dave Robineaux series set in present day Louisiana by James Lee Burke

Charlie Parker (Private Investigator) series set in present day North America with a supernatural twist by John Connolly

Anything by Val McDermid

I have only read one of Neil Lncaster's but I could not put the book down. It is set in Scotland.

Lancaster

One of my favourites are Susan Hill’s. Simon Serrallier books

I have really enjoyed Cara Hunter -DI Fawley series I think there are 4 so far.

They are set in Oxford but it’s not about the University it’s more the real life people.

The first one is Close To Home.

Martin Edwards. He writes his own books & also edits an excellent series of books of short stories, written by a range of "detective" writers, many from the "golden age" of detective fiction. E.g: "Murder at the Manor; Country House Mysteries". I've borrowed these from my local library and have enjoyed them.

Peter May - a series set in the Western Isles and another series set in France, both excellent. There’s another Hong King based but I’ve not read them.
And if you’ve not read them already, The Tudor period Shardlake books, outstandingly good.

Have you tried Donna Leon's books, set in Venice, and featuring Commissario Brunetti?
They are wonderful, and not only centred at the police station (or Questura) but they also feature members of his family and his home life, all whilst set in the most wonderful surroundings.

If you have not read C J Sansom - Shardlake series you are in for a real treat.

Set in Tudor times Shardlake is a lawyer and there is always intrigue and who dunnits.

I have read all Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta series. Scarpetta is a medical examiner and the crimes are set in Richmond, Virginia. Gripping page turners.

My OH loves Ian Rankin, Anne Cleeves, Jack Reacher books

Ian Rankin, Quintin Jardine, Val McDermid, JD Robb, James Oswald, Stuart MacBride, Karin Slaughter...
Oh, and Doug Johnstone's Skelf series is excellent - set in Edinburgh, about a family of women who run a funeral director's but also do private investigation on the side.