I tend to concentrate these days on Australian crime fiction. Many excellent writers have come to the fore in recent years, many of them women. Some of course are “outback noir” but there are all sorts of sub-genres which include real surprises. Two of these are The Creeper by Margaret Hickey, set in the Victorian high country, and The Ledge by Christian White. The late Peter Temple immigrated from South Africa in his 20s but, to my mind, no-one “gets” the seamy side of inner Melbourne better. A full TV series was made starring Guy Pearce as the eponymous Jack Irish, but in my mind his best was The Broken Shore, set in and around the western end of the Great Ocean Road of south-western Victoria, and filmed in the area (where I live).

No Dorothy L. Sayers? Find another job; maybe holding Horowitz' sack.

Sherri Tepper, who writes science fiction-fiction under that name but writes mysteries as A.J. Orde and B.J. Oliphant. I’ve only read one A.J. Orde, but I’ve read all six of the B.J. Oliphant series. I hadn’t read them in a long time, but I recently decided to read them all, in order, without remembering any of the plots or murderers, and have liked them all. They all have the same main character and her closest friend and her foster daughter. She has had a career solving problems and interesting situations, and she is also what her friend calls a statistical “excess finder of bodies”. The murders are comfortably complicated, and they usually have a couple of of side plots to complicate them further. Plus Oliphant is .very good at writing people with interesting personalities, so makes a satisfying read.

Ruth Ware is a good murder mystery writer. Also, Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders are dramatized by PBS mystery series. The books are better of course, so read them first.

Harry Kemelman. Friday the Rabbi slept late. Or any other day.

I am a murder mystery fan also. Ones i have enjoyed the most are the Rex Stout authored books featuring Nero Wolfe. Poirot of Agatha Christie rates high on the list. Martha Grimes (Richard Jury, Melrose Plant) series were (she doesn't have any recent books in the series) very captivating to me. At an age of the low 90s she might well be retired. Elizabeth George is very good. Glen Cook (Garrett, P. I.) is good reading. Always mystery, some thriller, fantasy and fun. The basic theme probably not for everyone, but good reading. Laurie R. King in the retired Mr. and Mrs. Holmes stories. And of course the classics, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Sir Arther Conan-Doyle, John Dickson Carr, Colin Dexter None of these are what I think you mean by 'thriller'. Oh, Micky Spillane is; but tastes differ. . Good grief! I was going to be brief.

Dorothy Sayers and Margerie Allingham and Alice Tilton who has another name. The latter does the Asey Mayo and Leonidas Witherall mysteries ... totally worth reading.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle, 1962, by Shirley Jackson!

The house across the lake by sager , I was completely surprised

Wow, before you started the list, my mind went immediately to And Then There were None, great minds think alike!

Ruth Rendell and the books she wrote under a pseudonym: Barbara Vine.

Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, Peter Robinson, Ian Rankin, Dorothy Sayers, PD James, Ruth Rendel, Reginald Hill, Tony Hillerman and now his daughter, Ann or Anna....lots of authors to choose from.

If you liked Hidden Pictures, I think you would be very interested in Jason Rekulak’s newest book, The Last One at the Wedding. I consider this more of a mystery/suspense…but the element of a thriller is seen in the evil displayed by some of the characters. 5/5

Just found your channel and enjoyed your recommendations and presentation. Count me in as a new subscriber!

Are you joking? Where's Raymond Chandler? "Rebecca"--Daphne duMaurier. And I'm SO sorry there's no murders in this one: No. 1 Ladies' Dettective Agency series. Isn't it marvelous to have such an abundance of riches to choose from in the same genre?

Dorothy l Sayers is a phenomenal author! Her sleuth is Lord Peter Wimsey, 2nd son of the Duke of Denver. The first book in the series is "Whose Body? You'll meet Lord Peter, his Butler, his mother, the Dowager Duchess, The adventures take place in England between the World Wars.

If you're having trouble with Doyle's sometimes less than sparkling prose, you might try Granada Television's Sherlock Holmes series, starring Jeremy Brent as Holmes and David Burke (first series) and Edward Hardwicke (all later series) as Watson. These adaptations are beloved, with good reason! The casting is perfect (best. Holmes. EVER. fight me!), the period recreation is delightful, and there's plenty of action that makes it clear just how thrilling these stories were to Victorian and Edwardian readers.

I agreed with all of them except "Cuckoo". For some reason it irritated me...

Do you read Anne Perry?

While I enjoy the many shows like Elementary that are loosely based on the Holmes mysteries, I do not enjoy reading the Doyle originals. Not sure I've every made it through a single one. So we agree on that.

I also like Tony Hillerman, Rex Stout, Dorothy L. Sayers, Diane Mott Davidson, Carolyn Hart, and Jane Haddam. My favourite book is The Affair of the Blood Stained Egg Cosy - which is a bit of a pastiche of classic mystery. Right now, I'm reading and enjoying Keep This To Yourself by Tom Ryan

Have you read any of Cormac McCarthy?

Thanks for the list.

Almost all the novels by Tana French. A couple of them are more like thrillers, but most are mind-bending mysteries. Ignore the TV adaptation of her first two books. The show stinks because it suffers from the disease I call "the producer needs to make it his own."

Sue Grafton - known for "the alphabet" series - A is for Alibi and so on. Main character is Kinsey Millhone. Also, Lilian Jackson Braun and "the Cat Who..." series.

❤Thank you!❤

Not including Holmes invalidates your list. At the very least, The Hound of the Baskervilles has to be on this list. It’s not my favorite of the Holmes stories, but it’s the most famous. Similarly, you list two Christie books, but Murder on the Orient Express is the most famous, and should be included. How about Rebecca. DuMaurier was a first class writer, and this is her best. The Maltese Falcon and The Thin man are both famous and excellent. And as someone already mentioned, Murders in the Rue Morgue is both outstanding and perhaps the first book in the category. I think it was Conan Doyle’s inspiration for Holmes.

The Mis Zukas series by Jo Dereske are fun books.

Anthony Horowitz is a fantastic author. I first ran across him when he did all the screenplays for Foyle's War. I was surprised that the Scandinavian authors weren't listed. The Wallender series I love. Arnarldur Indridasom and Jo Nesbo not to be missed. So many very good books so little time.😊

I just have to include Reginald Hill.

Try the Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle. it's the First of the Sherlock Holmes books. You could also try : A Scandal in Bohemia' or "A Study in Scarlet" as well

It's a large barge. You did pretty good. Horowitz fan my own humble self. Of course Agatha🥰 Keep reading and thanks for the diversion and power of literacy.

You are leaving off some of the best. Your being unable to read the Sherlock Holmes mysteries tells me you got a poor education in English literature. It is confirmed by your ignoring Wilkie Collins.

I think you should consider Laurie R. King's Holmes/Russell series of 18 novels. Some of them keep murders from happening rather than solving them; but they are great! TM life long mystery fan

3:23 When you say (Horowitz) is currently writing canonical Holmes and Bond novels, I’ll have to stop right there, and say no. Doyle wrote canonical Holmes and Fleming wrote canonical Bond. Any other writer that uses the character is writing fan fiction, no matter how good you might find them to be. Otherwise, the term canon has no meaning.

For something very different, but well within your criteria, try " The Guardsmans Watch" by the excellent Al Morton. Not nearly as well known as he deserves to be, Al's second venture into the genre sees his journalist hero Danek attempting to unravel a complicated mixture of mysticism, murder and corporate greed. I defy you to predict the explosive climax.

Gen Z: Constantly moves his hands up, down & in circles. Grrrrr

Don't forget Horowitz wrote the script for the great Foyle's War.

M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth mysteries. Set in North Scotland. Great characters, elements of dry humor too. About 30 books in the series.

If you cant cope wiith Holmes I can recommend Dr. Thorndyke, a forensic scientist from the Edwardian era, written by R Austin Freeman. The books are often referenced by later writers, particularly Sayers and Christie.

I loved Horowitz’s “Magpie Murders” and, especially, his series “Foyle’s War.” What, no room for Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Rex Stout or Ross MacDonald? If you find Sherlock Holmes hard to get through, may I recommend Stephen Fry’s recording of The Complete Sherlock Holmes? His is a delightful performance.

MARGERY ALLINGHAM!!!!!

I recommend the man who is considered the first mystery author, Wilkie Collins, who wrote The Moonstone and also The Woman in White

Here's one that might interest you - “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley. The setting is 1950 England, with a unique protagonist - an 11-year-old girl named Flavia de Luce. Flavia lives in a large mansion with her father and two older sisters. The two older sisters are constantly tormenting Flavia, and the way these girls go at each other is hilarious. (They are not what you would call “sweet” girls.) Even though she is the youngest, Flavia is more than an intellectual match for her sisters and has a knack for revenge that she carries out in some very inventive ways. She is a genius at chemistry and is fascinated with poisons. When Flavia finds a dead body on the mansion grounds, she isn’t frightened; she thinks it’s the most exciting thing that has ever happened to her. Flavia becomes quite incensed that the local police force treats her condescendingly, so armed with her quick wits and prodigious knowledge of chemistry, she goes into action to solve the crime.....

Do you like “Moonflower Murders” as well as “Magpie Murders”?

I enjoy Nevada Barr’s mysteries. Her protagonist is a park ranger named Anna Pigeon, who solves murders in various state parks. Her writing is fresh and her settings are evocative of man vs nature vs human failings. Her series is amazing.

I am clixking on your video to hear about good books to read, not your uninformed opinion about an author….JK Rowling

I'm 63, and have a really "type" when reading mysteries. My mother read every Agatha Christie numerous times. And she always wanted me to read her next favorite. She had many.😊 I love Dick Francis and we both cried when he passed. And I was wondering if you would have any of his on your list....But just before you got to Turton I was thinking about 7 and 1/2 deaths and thinking no else has probably even read it...and surprise surprise. Lol Now I have found a list to actually follow. I'll definitely be checking out Horowitz. Lolololol👍

Nicely done, Marcello

A Coffin for Dimitrios, Eric Ambler. From an Amazon reviewer, "The mood is so perfect: Smyrna, Sofia, Athens, Istanbul, Geneva, Paris. The Orient Express, gritty back streets, cheap hotels, cheaper nightspots, drugs, prostitution, assassination, greed, the 1930's. It's all here." (J.P. Spencer.) And with Ambler's prose, you are too.