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I am compiling a list of crime/mystery/thriller/suspense series. These need to be at least 12 books long. (there is a good reason for this which you will discover later) Suggestions please 🙂

Do they need to be Aussie authors?

No Veronica :)

In Death series by J.D. Robb

DI Hillary Greene series by Faith Martin

I'll think of some more :)

- The Kinsey Millhone alphabet books by Sue Grafton
- Her Royal Spyness series by Rhys Bowen
- DI Kim Stone by Angela Marsons
- The Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series by Carola Dunn
- Bryant & May series by Christopher Fowler
- Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly
- Inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin
- Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James books by Deborah Crombie
- Inspector Lynley books by Elizabeth George
- Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
- Roy Grace by Peter James
- Doyle & Acton by Anne Cleeland
- Detectives Kane & Alton by D.K. Hood
- DCI Ryan by L.J. Ross
- Chief Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny
- DCI Harry Grimm by David Gatward
- DI Nikki Galena by Joy Ellis

The Prey Series John Sandford
The Virgil Flower series John Sandford
Joe Pickett series CJ Box
Elvis Cole series Robert Crais

Clearly I need to expand my reading

Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear

Cliff Hardy series by Peter Corris

Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri

Night Soldiers series by Alan Furst

Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter

Dalziel and Pascoe series by Reginald Hill

Adam Dalgliesh series by P.D. James

Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton

Isle of Man mysteries by Diana Xarissa

Lucas Davenport by John Sandford

Sebastian St Cyr by C.S. Harris

Inspecter da Silva Mysteries by Harriet Steel

Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson

Gosh there are so many!!

I wish I had time to read them all:)

I agree!

Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs
Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo
Jack Reacher by Lee Child

OK, I think I have edited out any that duplicated other lists. This is a mix of mystery types with a large amount of cozy mysteries. That was the focus of one of my reading lists this year.

Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery - Diane Mott Davidson
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
Doc Ford Mystery - Randy Wayne White
Regan Reilly Mysteries - Carol Higgins Clark
Matthew Scudder - Lawrence Block
Bernie Rhodenbarr - Lawrence Block
Spenser - Robert B. Parker
Jessie Stone - Robert B. Parker
Wine Country Mysteries - Ellen Crosby
Hannah Swenson - Joanne Fluke
James Bond - Ian Fleming
Owen Archer Series - Candace Robb
Benjamin January - Barbara Hambly
Commissario Brunetti - Donna Leon
Detective Josie Quinn - Lisa Regan
Gideon Oliver - Aaron Elkins
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt - Anne Perry
William Monk - Anne Perry
Molly Murphy - Rhys Bowen
Kate Fansler Mystery - Amanda Cross
Miss Silver - Patricia Wentworth
Marcus Didius Falco - Lindsey Davis
Ruth Galloway - Elly Griffiths
Leaphorn & Chee Series - Tony Hillerman
Agatha Raisin Series - M.C. Beaton
A Tea Shop Mystery - Laura Childs
A Scrapbooking Mystery - Laura Childs
Stephanie Plum - Janet Evanovich
Mattie Winston Mystery - Annelise Ryan
A Scrumble River Mystery - Denise Swanson
Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries - Kaitlyn Dunnett

A few cozy mystery series:

Kate Shackleton by Frances Brody
Domestic Diva by Krista Davis
Poirot by Agatha Christie
Dead Cold Mystery by Blake Banner
Phrynne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood

Hmm, I do like me some series...

Here are a few that I don't think have been mentioned yet. I go heavy on the hardboiled detective subgenre but there's a mix of others here too.

Quinn Colson - Ace Atkins
Anna Pigeon - Nevada Barr
Jonathan Quinn - Brett Battles
Tom Thorn - Mark Billingham
Cooper and Fry - Stephen Booth
Joe Picket - C.J. Box
Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke
Hercule Poirot - Agatha Christie
Miss Marple - Agatha Christie
Nate Heller - Max Allan Collins
Charlie Parker - John Connolly
Dirk Pitt - Clive Cussler
Kurt Austin - Clive Cussler
Oregon Files - Clive Cussler
Lincoln Rhyme - Jeffery Deaver
Mike Bowditch - Paul Doiron
Amos Walker - Loren D. Estleman
Mitch Rapp - Vince Flynn
Leo Waterman - G.M. Ford
Rizzoli & Iles - Tess Gerritsen
Thorn - James W. Hall
Mac MacKenzie - David Housewright
Longmire - Craig Johnson
Toby Peters - Stuart M. Kaminsky
Alex Delaware - Jonathan Kellerman
Cork O'Connor - William Kent Krueger
Hap and Leonard - Joe R. Lansdale
Spider Shepherd - Stephen Leather
Travis McGee - John D. MacDonald
Joe Gunther - Archer Mayor
87th Precinct - Ed McBain
Easy Rawlins - Walter Mosley
Sharon McCone - Marcia Muller
V.I. Warshawski - Sara Paretsky
Nameless Detective - Bill Pronzini
Blanco County - Ben Rehder
Gabriel Allon - Daniel Silva
Kate Shugak - Dana Stabenow
Parker - Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake)
Burke - Andrew Vachss
John Dortmunder - Donald Westlake

Older hardboiled series

Mike Hammer - Mickey Spillane
Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout
Bertha Cool & Donald Lam - A.A. Fair
Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner
Mike Shayne - Brett Halliday
Lew Archer - Ross Macdonald
Shell Scott - Richard Prather

Chet and Bernie books by Spencer Quinn. The dog is the narrator in this series.

Well done everyone and thanks for your help. I am going to close the thread now because we have plenty there to choose from!
Watch out in a couple of weeks for the 2023 Challenge which is going to use your input 🤗🤗🤗

Amendments to the above series from here down

Em__Jay wrote: "- The Kinsey Millhone alphabet books by Sue Grafton
- Her Royal Spyness series by Rhys Bowen
- DI Kim Stone by Angela Marsons
- The Daisy Dalrymple My..."

DCI Harry Grimm has the wrong Gatward, it should be David J. Gatward

Joanne wrote: "The Prey Series John Sandford ***
The Virgil Flower series John Sandford
Joe Pickett series CJ Box
Elvis Cole series Robert Crais

Clearly I need to expand my reading"

Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford

Damo wrote: "Hmm, I do like me some series...

Here are a few that I don't think have been mentioned yet. I go heavy on the hardboiled detective subgenre but there's a mix of others here too.

Quinn Colson - [a..."

Quinn Colson only has 11 books.

Damo wrote: "Hmm, I do like me some series...

Here are a few that I don't think have been mentioned yet. I go heavy on the hardboiled detective subgenre but there's a mix of others here too.

Quinn Colson - [a..."

The correct series title for Kurt Austin is The NUMA Files

Damo wrote: "Hmm, I do like me some series...

Here are a few that I don't think have been mentioned yet. I go heavy on the hardboiled detective subgenre but there's a mix of others here too.

Quinn Colson - ..."

Parker has the incorrect author. It should be Richard Stark

John Dortmunder has the incorrect author. It should be Donald E. Westlake

Shell Scott has the incorrect author. It should be Richard S. Prather