I had to call this ‘traditional’ in order to separate out the urban fantasy detective/mysteries. Look for those over in ‘urban fantasy.’
The Ranger (Quinn Colson #1) by Ace Atkins
The Lost Ones (Quinn Colson #2) by Ace Atkins
Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby (Spenser #41) by Ace Atkins
Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic (Spenser) by Ace Atkins
King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
Pink Vodka Blues by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Skinny Annie Blues by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Hit Man (Keller #1) by Lawrence Block
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder #1) by Lawrence Block
Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder #5) by Lawrence Block
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (Matthew Scudder #6) by Lawrence Block
A Walk Among the Tombstones (Matthew Scudder #10) by Lawrence Block
Everybody Dies (Matthew Scudder #14) by Lawrence Block
Hope to Die (Matthew Scudder #15) by Lawrence Block
All the Flowers Are Dying (Matthew Scudder #16) by Lawrence Block
A Drop of the Hard Stuff (Matthew Scudder #17) by Lawrence Block
The Burglar on the Prowl (Rhodenbarr #10) by Lawrence Block
Coyote Wind: A Gabriel du Pré Mystery by Peter Bowen
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) by James Lee Burke
Heaven’s Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2) by James Lee Burke
Black Cherry Blues (Dave Robicheaux, #3) by James Lee Burke
A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4) by James Lee Burke
A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, #5) by James Lee Burke
Jolie Blon’s Bounce (Dave Robicheaux, #12) by James Lee Burke
Crusader’s Cross (Dave Robicheaux, #14) by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton
Rhode Island Red by Charlotte Carter
Persuader by Lee Child
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie (1929)
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Poirot #25, 1942)
Crooked House by Agatha Christie (1949)
A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (Marple, 1950)
Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie (Poirot #28, 1951)
They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie (Marple, 1952)
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie (Poirot #29, 1953)
4:50 from Paddington (What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw) by Agatha Christie (Marple, 1957)
Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie (1958)
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (1961)
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie (Marple #10, 1964)
Third Girl, by Agatha Christie (Poirot #38, 1966)
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (Poirot #39, 1969)
Nemesis by Agatha Christie (Marple #12, 1971)
Poirot’s Early Cases by Agatha Christie (13 short stories)
Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie (4 Poirot short stories)
Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Overlook (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
The Black Ice (Harry Bosch #2) by Michael Connelly
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch #3) by Michael Connelly
Blood Work by Michael Connelly
Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker #1) by John Connolly
Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker #2) by John Connolly
The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker #3) by John Connolly
The White Road (Charlie Parker #4) by John Connolly
The Black Angel (Charlie Parker #5) by John Connolly
The Unquiet (Charlie Parker #6) by John Connolly
The Lovers (Charlie Parker #8) by John Connolly
The Whisperers (Charlie Parker #9) by John Connolly
The Burning Soul (Charlie Parker #10) by John Connolly
The Wrath of Angels (Charlie Parker #11) by John Connolly
The Wolf in Winter (Charlie Parker #12) by John Connolly
A Song of Shadows (Charlie Parker #13) by John Connolly
A Time of Torment (Charlie Parker #14) by John Connolly
A Game of Ghosts (Charlie Parker #15) by John Connolly
The Woman in the Woods (Charlie Parker #16) by John Connolly
A Book of Bones (Charlie Parker #17) by John Connolly
The Coroner’s Lunch (Dr. Siri #1) by Colin Cotterill
Thirty-Three Teeth (Dr. Siri #2) by Colin Cotterill
Anarchy and Old Dogs (Dr. Siri #4) by Colin Cotterill
The Merry Misogynist (Dr. Siri #6) by Colon Cotterill
The Rat Catchers’ Olympics (Dr. Siri #11) by Colon Cotterill
The Monkey’s Raincoat (Elvis Cole #1) by Robert Crais
Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole #3) by Robert Crais
Free Fall (Elvis Cole #4) by Robert Crais
Voodoo River (Elvis Cole #5) by Robert Crais
Sunset Express (Elvis Cole #6) by Robert Crais
Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole #7) by Robert Crais
L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole #8) by Robert Crais
The Last Detective (Elvis Cole #9) by Robert Crais
The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole #10) by Robert Crais
The Watchman (Elvis Cole #11/Joe Pike #1) by Robert Crais
Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole #12) by Robert Crais
The First Rule (Elvis Cole #13/Joe Pike #2) by Robert Crais
The Sentry (Elvis Cole #14/Joe Pike #3) by Robert Crais
Taken (Elvis Cole #15/Joe Pike #4) by Robert Crais
The Promise (Elvis Cole #16/Joe Pike #5) by Robert Crais
The Wanted (Elvis Cole #17) by Robert Crais
A Dangerous Man (Elvis Cole #18/Joe Pike #7) by Robert Crais
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley
The Wrong Case by James Crumley
Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
The Lion’s Game by Nelson DeMille
Pulling Strings by Nick DeWolf (supernatural thriller)
The Shaman’s Bones (Charlie Moon #3) by James D. Doss
The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder by Victoria Dowd
Hex by Maggie Estep
Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovitch (Stephanie Plumb)
Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plumb #18) by Janet Evanovich
Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plumb) by Janet Evanovich
The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by P.J. Fitzsimmons
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (#1) by Shamini Flint
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (#2) by Shamini Flint
Inspector Singh Investigates: Singpaore School of Villainy (#3) by Shamini Flint
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree (#4) by Shamini Flint
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Curious Indian Cadaver (#5) by Shamini Flint
In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French
Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #4) by Tana French
The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5) by Tana French
The Trespassers (Dublin Murder Squad #6) by Tana French
Don’t Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman
Armadillos and Old Lace by Kinky Friedman
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran
Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran
Claire DeWitt and the Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran
Dope by Sara Gran
The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
The Dry by Jane Harper
What’s A Girl Gotta Do? (Robin Hudson #1) by Sparkle Hayter
Revenge of the Cootie Girls (Robin Hudson #3) by Sparkle Hayter
Chicago Blues: A Collection of Crime Stories About the Real Windy City edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino
Malice by Keigo Higashino
A Midsummer’s Equation by Keigo Higashino
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino
Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino
A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson
Housetrap by R.J. Hore (PI mystery)
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
Murder on Moloka’i by Chip Hughes
Caught Stealing (Hank Thompson #1) by Charlie Huston
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston
IQ (Isaiah Quintabe #1) by Joe Ide
Righteous (Isaiah Quintabe #2) by Joe Ide
Dance of the Bones by J.A. Jance
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire #1) by Craig Johnson
Death Without Company (Walt Longmire #2) by Craig Johnson
Kindness Goes Unpunished (Walt Longmire #3) by Craig Johnson
Another Man’s Moccasins (Walt Longmire #4) by Craig Johnson
The Dark Horse (Walt Longmire #5) by Craig Johnson
Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire #6) by Craig Johnson
Hell is Empty (Walt Longmire #7) by Craig Johnson
As the Crow Flies (Walt Longmire #8) by Craig Johnson
An Obvious Fact (Walt Longmire #12) by Craig Johnson
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Lieberman’s Folly by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
Katwalk (Kat Colorado #1) by Karen Kijewski
Runner by Patrick Lee
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem (also lit-fic)
The Spellman Files (#1) by Lisa Lutz
The Curse of the Spellmans (#2) by Lisa Lutz
Revenge of the Spellmans (#3) by Lisa Lutz
Trail of the Spellmans (#5) by Lisa Lutz
The Last Word (#6) by Lisa Lutz
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #13) by Alexander McCall Smith
A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell
The Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnell
Dead Man’s Sins by Caimh McDonnell
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
Enter a Murderer (Alleyn #2) by Ngaio Marsh (1935)
The Nursing Home Murder (Alleyn, #3) by Ngaio Marsh (1935)
Death in Ecstasy (Alleyn #4) by Ngaio Marsh (1936)
Vintage Murder (Alleyn #5) by Ngaio Marsh (1937)\
Black Coral (Underwater Investigations Unit #2) by Andrew Mayne
Sea Storm (UIU #3) by Andrew Mayne
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins #1) by Walter Mosley
A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2) by Walter Mosley
White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins #3) by Walter Mosley
Fear Itseslf (Paris Milton) byWalter Mosley
City of Whispers (Sharon McCone #29) by Marcia Muller
The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
Blanche Cleans Up (Blanch White #3) by Barbara Neely
A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton #1) by Kris Nelscott
Smoke Filled Rooms (Smokey Dalton #2) by Kris Nelscott
Thin Walls (Smokey Dalton #3) by Kris Nelscott
Stone Cribs (Smokey Dalton #4) by Kris Nelscott
War at Home (Smokey Dalton #5) by Kris Nelscott
Days of Rage (Smokey Dalton #6) by Kris Nelscott
The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser #1) by Robert B. Parker
God Save the Child (Spenser #2) by Robert B. Parker
Promised Land (Spenser #4) by Robert B. Parker
Small Vices (Spenser #24) by Robert B. Parker
School Days (Spenser #33) by Robert B. Parker
Hundred Dollar Baby (Spenser #34) by Robert B. Parker
The Verifiers by Jane Pek
Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1) by Louise Penny
The Cruelest Month (Inspector Gamache #3) by Louise Penny
The Runaway by Nick Petrie
Fever (Nameless Detective) by Bill Pronzini
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
Jack Glass: The Story of a Murderer by Adam Roberts (also in Sci-Fi)
Depth by Lev AC Rosen (also in Sci-Fi)
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport #3) by John Sandford
Extreme Prey (Lucas Davenport #26) by John Sandford
Florida Straits by Laurence Shimes
Until Death by James L. Thane
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An). Translated by Robert Van Gulik
The Chinese Gold Murders (1959) by Robert Van Gulik
The Chinese Maze Murders (1951) by Robert Van Gulik
The Emperor’s Pearl (1963) by Robert Van Gulik
Just What the Doctor Ordered by Colin Watson
Needle Work by Wick Welker
Sanibel Flats by Randy Wayne White
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
Seven Down by David Whitton
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
An interesting list! Lots of overlap with my own reading tastes (JLB, Walter Mosley, Lawrence Block and Colin Cotterill). I have a suspicion that you might enjoy my fella’s crime novel – it’s tricky to pigeonhole but has shades of all of the above. Info below (let me know if you’d like to try one of the stand-alone short stories to get a feel for the characters…)
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