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Having gone through most of Ian Rankin, James Lee Burke, and George Pelecanos (ok, only one of them is a Brit) (thanks to Dan Pink in his first Cool Friend interview for the Pelecanos tip), I was looking around for some new crime fiction. And these two you mention are not just books, but series. Thanks, Tom, your recommendatons are always right on. It's a long summer ahead.

Posted by cathy at May 17, 2005 10:29 AM

If you want excellent British (or more specifically Scottish) crime novels with a distinctly dark humour twist then check out Christopher Brookmyre.
If they take your fancy, start with his first novel and work your way through because of the recurring characters.

Posted by Gary at May 18, 2005 10:33 AM

Thanks Gary. I think I've been looking for exactly what you describe. The British crime writer, Dick Francis, (the former champion jockey) I enjoy, but he can be a little too serious sometimes. For crime humor, I turn to the New Yorker, Dennis Westlake. He's written some classics, The Hot Rock being one example.

Posted by Noel Guinane at May 20, 2005 1:00 PM

Er ... that's Donald E. Westlake.

Posted by Noel Guinane at May 21, 2005 11:11 AM