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Cleeves writes police procedural novels that are set in remote parts of the British Isles, and draw on the contrast between natural beauty and human nature's darkness. |
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Ellroy writes tales of fast-paced suspense with strong sinister undercurrents, appealing characters, twisting plots, and forensic details. |
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Fossum is known for her Inspector Sejer series. The stories can be bleak: a violent crime occurs in each novel, and descriptions of the insular Norwegian setting create a dark tone. |
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In French's finely plotted police procedurals, grim realities of social class, police politics, and human violence give the stories a dark tone, while the vividly drawn character portraits of the protagonists add emotional depth. |
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Grimes's books draw readers in with a mix of humor and suspense, rich descriptions of English locales and customs, and a moody atmosphere.
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His stories are filled with authentic, likable, culturally diverse characters in dialect-filled gritty stories. |
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Hall's police procedurals are fast-paced, complex, suspenseful stories, studying psychological motivations of the villains to solve cases. |
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Hirahara's novels are culturally diverse and suspenseful police procedurals that span the decades. |
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Johnson is best known for his Walt Longmire mysteries. Modern-day westerns with compelling and gritty storylines. |
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Jones pens well-developed, suspenseful stories that address simmering social issues via evocative, nuanced crime novels. |
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McCall Smith features the richly drawn characters, engaging prose, and vivid settings that have earned him a loyal following. |
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Nesbo is best known for his intricately plotted, gritty, and thrilling mystery fiction. His twist-filled, fast-paced crime stories often take place in the seedy underbelly of Oslo, Norway. |
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Quartey specializes in suspenseful, intricately plotted fiction that vividly evokes the time and place of its setting |
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Mother/daughter writing team P. J. Tracy (Patricia and Traci Lambrecht) write fast-paced, entertaining, yet thoughtful crime dramas that blend the mystery, thriller, and suspense genres. |
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Swanson writes compelling and intricately plotted fast-paced psychological suspense novels that revolve around deception, murder, and ill-suited romantic partners. |
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Set in California, Winslow's detailed stories are gritty, adrenaline-pumping stories of shocking violence, sinister criminal organizations, and an endless supply of complex, often double-crossing, characters. |
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