Five favorite...
Police procedurals (cop dramas)
from Vicki D., Verona PA
The police are a staple of mystery and here are five with cops of all types
Unquestionably one of the best books of recent mystery fiction, this Edgar-winning debut introduced LAPD detective Harry Bosch in a case that challenges him to face the nightmares of his Vietnam experience as a tunnel rat. Connelly's experience as a crime writer in Los Angeles is very much in evidence as this very realistic tale unfolds peopled with the cops and criminals that make up Harry's world.
This first of John Sandford's "Prey" books was published over 20 years ago but has lost none of the freshness that made it a bestsellers when first published. A debut novel by a Pulizer-Prize-winning journalist, this series featuring Minneapolis cop Lucas Davenport has grown into a list of twenty plus a couple of spinoffs.
I wish I could say that I immediately recognized the quality of James Lee Burke's first novel to feature New Orleans detective Dave Robicheaux but that wouldn't be true. Like many readers I became aware of Dave when Black Cherry Blues won the Edgar award
for
this third in the series. But like many others I went back and started the story at the beginning. Dave is a difficult guy to like but an easy one to admire as he struggles with his demons, tries to do right in a world that rewards the wrong and lives life one day at a time.
The first in one of the finest of contemporary cop series, this book introduces John Rebus, a brilliant and dogged detective whose personal life has gone completely to hell. Making matters worse is Rebus's complete inability to take orders or show respect to superiors who don't earn it. In other words, the perfect protagonist for this often dark novel of crime in Edinburgh. The current case involves a series of murders of young girls, a case that Rebus fears may lead to a man from Rebus's past in the SAS. An outstanding book and equally good series.
Cop Hater is the very first 87th Precinct novel from the prolific and talented Ed McBain. Originally published in 1956, it introduces us to the fictional city of Isola and the hard-working cops of the 87th Precinct including Carella and Meyer Meyer. Remarkably, this reissue in 1999, coincided with the publication of McBain's fiftieth novel in the series!
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