Police Procedural category: 10739 books

Inspector Aden Vanner’s investigation into vigilante killings in London takes a bizarre twist when the inspector himself becomes the prime suspect.   London’s Det. Chief Inspector Aden Vanner, former member of the Irish army, has never tracked a serial killer as haunting or as elusive as the...

Chief Inspector Aden Vanner hunts down a cold-blooded assassin in London’s drug underworld in this page-turning thriller from the author of Sorted.   Drug Squad Chief Inspector Vanner is investigating a group of crack dealers in Harlesden, London’s Caribbean district, when a bizarre murder captures...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2013 A Finalist for the Crime Writers' Association's John Creasey New Blood Dagger Detective Sergeant Glyn Capaldi, fallen from grace and exiled from Cardiff to the Welsh countryside, does his best to serve as the catchall detective in the big bit in the middle...

"A satisfying and enjoyable read that is appropriate for all mystery collections" Booklist Sheriff Milt Kovak and his team must track down a determined killer hell-bent on revenge against them and their families. Someone is out to get revenge against Milt Kovak, sheriff of...

STRONG SALES: Thiem has a strong sales track from his first book in all formats with room to grow. EXPERT AUTHOR: With years of experience both as a homicide detective in Oakland and as a military investigator in Iraq, Brian Thiem has the kind of expertise that other crimes writers would kill...

When Peter O'Browne, managing director of Camden Town Records disappears, a fire ravages his north London home and his credit card is used in Dorset, DI Christy Kennedy is called in to investigate. As well as investigating a possible murder, the DI and his team find themselves turning up chart rigging...

Coroner Martha Gunn is baffled by the discovery of an unidentified body in the ruins of a local beauty spot. On a bright spring morning, John Hyde opens the gates to the grounds of Moreton Corbet Castle, a local medieval ruin, and discovers the body of a homeless man with his throat slashed. Detective...

Psychiatrist Jack Caleb and Chicago cop John Thinnes return in this “well-crafted procedural . . . intriguingly presented . . . spiked by psychological insight” (Booklist).   After a woman is brutally raped in the posh Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and a second rape victim is murdered,...

The eighth and final episode of The Klumps Mysteries: Season One Episode Eight – “Revelations” Many loose ends are tied, while some are inadvertently (or on purpose???) unraveled. Meh, whatchyou gonna do? Libby Klump faces off with the Town Council while an assassin lies in wait. The...

A collection of four shorter works in police procedural. Dead Issue, A Twisted Triangle, The Crab Island Murders and Death from a Height. Chadam House has given this a 3.5 rating, which would be an honest four stars or better on most sites.

The murder of a Vietnamese woman reawakens wartime trauma for cop John Thinnes and psychiatrist Jack Caleb in an “absolutely gripping” police procedural (Chicago Tribune).   After a woman is shot in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Chicago, Detective John Thinnes realizes he knew the victim...

A Paranoid Left-wing Mystery Featuring Detective Ed Iannucci. Detective Ed Iannucci begins his investigation of a seemingly simple theft case. Before it’s over it will lead him down twisted pathways to criminals, law enforcement officers and a disturbing question; can he tell them apart? More description:...

“Stunning—a totally original, surreal mystery shot through with hints of the best of César Aira, Vladimir Nabokov, Angela Carter, and Julio Cortázar. Smart, clever, and honest. I doubt you’ve read anything quite like it.” —Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach trilogy On...

Detective Blue Pengram has never had a case like this one. A vicious killer is on the loose in the streets of Darby, California, drugging his victims and running them through elaborate mazes before striking them down. Although he builds the mazes himself, he is exceedingly careful to leave...