What next after Harry Bosch & Lucas Davenport?

[omniflow]

Hi All,

I've loved the Harry Bosch books and ALL of the spin-offs by Michael Connelly, and I've also loved the Lucas Davenport books and ALL of the spin-offs by John Sandford. Any suggestions as to where I go next?

I've also read all of Stephen Leather, Mark Dawson, Lee Child, but the 2 above are my absolute favourites and I figure they're the best place to start to look for recommendations.

TIA

[blindspot]

Go back to the start with Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hamnett.

Then you've got a load of Robert B Parker to get through. James Lee Burke next.

Then Philip Kerr and Luke McCallin.

Richard Morgan for a sci-fi take on the hard-boiled stuff. Take a pass on 'market forces' though.

James Ellroy of course.

Don Winslow for a mix of epic cartel backstabbery and weird amusing Florida capers.

Carl Hiaasen for more of the crime/humour/weirdness.

That should do for a while.

[Nimby]

omniflow said:

Hi All,

I've loved the Harry Bosch books ...

Same here. Swap LA for north London and try Mark Billingham's DI Tom Thorne series.

[droopsnoot]

You could also have a look through the "Jack Reacher - Any good?" thread as there's a lot of authors in there, not necessarily all Reacher-like.

As well as the Tom Thorne books, have you read the Peter Robinson DCI Banks books, or the Peter James Roy Grace ones? Those are also very good, IMO.

Back in the USA for the setting, I enjoy the Jonathan Kellerman books featuring Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware but I've not seen a new one for a while. And the Elvis Cole books by Robert Crais.

[Got4wheels]

+1 for Peter Robinson's DCI Banks series. Stumbled on them by accident years ago and been hooked ever since.. I'd advise starting with the first one Gallows View and working through the series. You won't be disappointed.

Michael