What's your favorite crime series?

My favorite crime series is J.D. Robb's "In Death" series. I am working my way thru the series and each one seems to get better than the last. They are crime books but you also find yourself caring about the characters and feel like you really know them, not to mention the humor in them as well. Of course, swooning over Roarke is fun too!

I also enjoy James Grippando's Jack Swyteck series. I haven't read thru all of those yet either as I jumped into in the middle somewhere, not realizing years ago that the book I chose was part of a series. I've read several since and always enjoy his books. They are good suspense books.

I also really liked Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer series. Read that series straight thru. Some courtroom drama, but also action outside of the courtroom. Good books!

I can highly recommend the Matt Scudder series written by Lawrence Block.  I've read a lot of mysteries and crime novels and there is a run in this series that stands out from almost all the other mysteries I've read.  I usually recommend starting at the beginning of this series, but I'd have to say that the first few novels in the series aren't as strong as the middle of the series.  If

I had to recommend a starting place, I'd say start with "Eight Million Ways to Die."  The next book, "When the Sacred Ginmill Closes," is a book that I feel transcends the mystery genre.  I don't mean to slight the next book, but you could skip it and move on to the next three books, "A Ticket to the Boneyard," "A Dance at the Slaughterhouse," and "A Walk Among the Tombstones."  These are three fantastic books. 

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R.J. Spears