spirit4earth
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I’ve read all the Longmire books, and I’m finishing up the Joe Pickett series.
Is there another series in that genre that’s worth reading?
Is there another series in that genre that’s worth reading?
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ericrlarson
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Where the Longmire books pretty good? I really enjoyed the movie eve though it may not have been 100% accurate.
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James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series. Burke really knows how to tell a story.
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spirit4earth
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Some of them were pretty good, while some were a bit over-the-top. It’s a case of ‘beggars can’t be choosers’, somewhat. I did enjoy them, and I’m enjoying the Pickett books, too.
CJ Box Joe Pickett series is pretty good. Game warden mystery/crime stories. I like James Lee Burke, too. Southern gothic crime stories. Goes kinda overboard on the atmospherics at times, but that’s okay.
Marshall Wheeling recommended a good series a while back, maybe three books set in New Orleans (?) that was pretty good... Can’t recall the author off hand...
You ever read Tony Hillerman? Navajo cops. Great stories set mostly on the rez.
Marshall Wheeling recommended a good series a while back, maybe three books set in New Orleans (?) that was pretty good... Can’t recall the author off hand...
You ever read Tony Hillerman? Navajo cops. Great stories set mostly on the rez.
Marshwheeling
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Daniel Woodrell’s Bayou Trilogy. Rereading them right now. Woodrell is one of my favorite writers, a product of the University of Iowa writers’ program. I particularly recommend Tomato Red and Winter’s Bone. The movie version of the latter launched Jennifer Lawrence’s movie career.
For something with a Western setting, try Peter Bowen’s Gabriel du Pre series, set in Montana east of the divide. The protag is a Metis brand inspector who keeps having to solve murder mysteries. He plays a fiddle, drinks whisky ditch, and bombs the Big Sky country at elevated road speeds in large American sedans.
cougar14
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Michael Connolly's series featuring Harry Bosch, a LA detective, is right down your alley.
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spirit4earth
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Thanks everyone—-I’m writing down every suggestion!
A friend just gave me a copy of The Curse of Rocky Colavito, the story of what happened to the Cleveland Indians in the following decades when the general manager in 1960 traded away Rocky Colavito, a popular up and coming star outfielder.
Absalom
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I love du Pre and his family. But the way the Metis talk takes a bit getting used to. I assume Bowen’s rendition of the sentence structure (if you can call it that) is real. Bit like Yoda, these people sound
Absalom
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Another series in the outdoor mystery genre just came to mind of which I’ve read several although not all, and enjoyed them:
William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series. “Iron Lake” was the first, there are at least six or eight more by now. It’s set in the Northern Minnesota lake country and the sleuth is a retired Chicago cop who came back to his hometown there (or something like that).
William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series. “Iron Lake” was the first, there are at least six or eight more by now. It’s set in the Northern Minnesota lake country and the sleuth is a retired Chicago cop who came back to his hometown there (or something like that).
I’ll second that William Kent Krueger recommendation. Good stuff!
Like Peter Bowen’s Gabriel du Pre, too, but no where near as much as Hillerman.
Like Peter Bowen’s Gabriel du Pre, too, but no where near as much as Hillerman.
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spirit4earth
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I really like the outdoors-based books. I’m not a huge fan of the “hard-boiled” genre. I love the Pickett books even though I’m not a hunter.
Marshwheeling
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I read a couple of the Cork O’connor series, which I found to be OK, but never really drove me to read more. His “Ordinary Grace”, however, was splendid.
Harold Adams is another crime writer I really enjoy. His Carl Wilcox series is set in The Depression era in eastern South Dakota. I bought most of his books when he was still alive. They were never easy to find pre-Amazon, but I think you should be able to get them mow.
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Don't know who or what or whether you have but based on
where you are the Sackett series by Louis L'Amour will suit you.
Link gives a breakdown of the books in order.
The Sacketts Series by Louis L'Amour
where you are the Sackett series by Louis L'Amour will suit you.
Link gives a breakdown of the books in order.
The Sacketts Series by Louis L'Amour
I've liked all of the John Sanford series, all his Prey novels, and now the "Flowers" series.
I've enjoyed most of those mentioned above so here are a few more suggestions...
Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series
Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield series
Jeff Carson's David Wolf series
Brad Thor's Scot Harvath series
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series
Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series
Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield series
Jeff Carson's David Wolf series
Brad Thor's Scot Harvath series
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series
amazingflapjack
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T. Jefferson Parker and Robert Crais
Longmire and Joe Pickett are two of my favorite fictional characters. I've read and enjoyed all of the mystery series listed below.
Leaphorn & Chee mysteries by Tony Hillerman
By Michael Connelly:
Harry Bosch series (and the Amazon TV series is great)
Mickey Haller series (related to Bosch series)
By John Sanford (in my order of preference):
The Kidd Series
Virgil Flowers series
Prey Series (Lucas Davenport)
Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter (earlier ones were best, for me. I haven't finished this one)
Racing mysteries by Dick Francis (set in the English racing world for the most part)
Jack Reacher series by Lee Child
Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series by Robert Crais, also a stand alone book Demolition Angel by Crais is excellent
Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald
Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout
Matt Scudder series by Lawrence Block
T. Jefferson Parker particularly the Merci Rayborn series:
The Blue Hour
Red Light
Black Water
Leaphorn & Chee mysteries by Tony Hillerman
By Michael Connelly:
Harry Bosch series (and the Amazon TV series is great)
Mickey Haller series (related to Bosch series)
By John Sanford (in my order of preference):
The Kidd Series
Virgil Flowers series
Prey Series (Lucas Davenport)
Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter (earlier ones were best, for me. I haven't finished this one)
Racing mysteries by Dick Francis (set in the English racing world for the most part)
Jack Reacher series by Lee Child
Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series by Robert Crais, also a stand alone book Demolition Angel by Crais is excellent
Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald
Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout
Matt Scudder series by Lawrence Block
T. Jefferson Parker particularly the Merci Rayborn series:
The Blue Hour
Red Light
Black Water
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bigolddave
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There were several books by an author by the name of Parry, can't remember the first name. Protag was a Welsh born veteran of the British army stationed in India, who came to the US at the time of the Civil War and served as an investigating officer on several cases. The one title I remember was "Faded Coat of Blue". Excellent stories, and quite a bit different from the run of the mill.
