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I would recommend trying Lee Child. Not my kind of reading specifcally but I usually see Simon Kernick mentioned with Stephen Leather

Hi bookspider, have you tried fantasticfiction.co.uk? It is a great resource if you are searching for a new author. Look up the author you like and at the bottom of the page there are suggestions on 10 authors other users have visited, link below http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/stephen-leather/

I have not read any of his Jack Harvey books so am unable to compare

Hi Dex, I also like Connelly and would recommend John Sandford, Robert Crais, James Lee Burke. UK Authors I would also recommend Ian Rankin and would suggest trying John Harvey, Tony Black, Jim Kelly who would fit your liking of Mark Billingham and Quentin Jardine.

You could try Martin Edwards Lake District mystery series set in villages around the area.

Feast Day For Fools - James Lee Burke, coming in Sept. And 2 new ones from John Sandford later this year, Buried Prey and Shock Wave

Thanks, saw a couple in the local charity shop so will give one a go

Has anyone read anything by S J Rozan? Any thoughts as to what they may be similar to?

The one thing that puts me off these is that when I pick one up it proudly states on the cover 'the next Stieg Larsson'. Well I gave up on those halfway through the first one, thought it was awful, so if they are like those I will not bother. Thoughts?

I would agree on Contrarian's Vince Flynn suggestion. I listen to books to and from work and I just finished Executive Power which was very good. I would also suggest Robert Crais who I think is as good as Michael Connelly. Slightly different type of book, private detective as opposed to police, but you should be able to pick those up as audio books quite easily.

Just finished Dekok and the Death of a Clown by AC Baantyer. He is apparently the most widely read author in the Netherlands but must admit I had not heard of him until I picked this up at the library. Very enjoyable mystery novel comparable to the Maigret novels.

One of my favourite authors and one of the best writers of dialogue in crime fction I think. Also a couple of the better book to film adaptations with Out of Sight and Jackie Brown.

Blake in Glengarry Glenross ABC Always Be Closing Makes sense if you have seen the film

No it was fine for me but I noticed that the first and third books were translated by different people so that may explain it

I just completed her first novel, Last Rituals. Very good I thought.

http://www.greenmetropolis.com/ May be worth a look. You receive £3 for every book sold with each book selling for £3.75

I did read this back in 1989 during a 3 month stay in hospital with little to do but wait so spent all that time reading. It is quite an amazing piece of work but definitely not a weekend read! Worth the effort if you like the family saga type of book.

Yes I have. I have read all his books and enjoyed them all so I would recommend his books to any crime fiction fan.

I tried a couple of those but did not enjoy them unfortunately

I always enjoyed his 87th Precinct novels far more than any of the other books he wrote.

I probably average 2 books per week, every other book is usually a library book which keeps the cost down and slows the filling of the book shelves.

The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, 560 pages. Up in the top 5 crime novels I have read, brilliantly done. Don Winslow's masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel about a very mixed group of characters, each in his or her own way seeking some sort of salvation or redemption. The plot is essentially simple: how the US government and some of its quasi-autonomous agencies (CIA, FBI, DEA) all for their own reasons encouraged, sponsored and actively financed and helped the development of the drug cartels and their trade in Mexico. Groups of characters - a young Chicano boy from the Barrio who makes good and becomes a Senator (and who is the target of an assassination plot that tops and tails the book); a morally troubled DEA boss who tries to do good, but who is driven by events and by a desire both for salvation and revenge to sleep with the devil; and the various gang leaders, some of them psychopathic, others urbane, civilised and deadly; a high-class prostitute; and a charismatic Catholic priest who is dedicated to the improvement of the lives of his people.

The Anniversary Man by R J Ellory is about the search for a serial killer and I would recommend it, very good. If you like Crais and Connelly you could try John Sandford and James Lee Burke who both write an excellent series around a police detective.

The Power of The Dog by Don Winslow covers all of the above.

Just a few crime authors that spring to mind British authors not already mentioned: Stephen Booth, Jim Kelly, John Harvey, Ian Rankin, Alex Gray, Mark Billingham, Stuart MacBride, Graham Hurley, Quintin Jardine American authors not already mentioned: Robert Crais, James Lee Burke, Alafair Burke, John Sandford, Robert B Parker, Brian Freeman Hope you get something out of those that you like