Favorite US Mystery Series
As a companion to an earlier post about my favourite British mystery series, here are my favorites from the USA.
Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries
I still love this series, with its odd couple of a priest/helicopter pilot and a police chief. Just great all-around reads.
The Cemeteries of Amalo
More excellent stories from the world of The Goblin Emperor! Books to sink into and relish.
Aaron Falk
The mysteries are good, the characters are likeable, and unfortunately the series has ended. (But her standalone novels are great too!)
The Survivors
An interesting mystery, where the person who “solves” the crime isn’t actively trying to solve it, more just really wants to know what happened.
Sam Shepard
Engaging characters, great sense of place, very readable, and really well-plotted mysteries.
Vintage Murder
I really wanted to like this book but I didn’t. The mystery was intricate but was wrapped up a little too expeditiously.
The Long Call
I’d just been to Devon on vacation and I liked another of her books, so picking this one from Kindle Unlimited was easy.
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
This series — one of my favorites — has been going on for 30 years. And I’ve been reading it for almost that long. Cerebral, humorous, just enough action.
Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James
This is one of my favorite mystery series set in Britain. Like another favorite, it’s by an American author. It nicely mixes the personal lives of primary and secondary characters with the mystery at hand, and gives a good sense of place.