International

Mystery Writers

These mystery writers capture the unique flavor of their international settings. So explore the world with a mystery by one of these authors.

The Ridgefield Library July 2007

Author Location Character Author Location Character Browne, Marshall Italy (Rome) Anders McCall Smith, Africa Precious Ramotswe, Camillerei, Andrea Italy (Sicily) Inspector Montalbano in Vigata Alexander (Botswana) proprietress of the No. 1 Leon, Donna Italy (Venice) Guido Brunetti, Ladies’ Detective Agency commissario at stationed at Van de Wetering, Amsterdam Adjutant Gjipstra dn Sergeant Venice’s Petit Palace Janwillem de Gier, Amersterdam police Massey, Sujata Japan (Tokyo) Rei Shimura, Japanese- detectives American antiques dealer in Cleary, Jon Australia Scobie Malone, family-man and Tokyo police inspector Cotterill, Colin Laos Dr. Siri Paiboun, chief coroner Freeling, Nicholas Belgium Henri Castang, French in Laos (Brussels) policeman in Brussels, Belgium Torres, Steven Puerto Rico Luis Gonzalo, sheriff in Garcia-Roza, Luis Brazil (Rio de Inspector Spinosa, Chief of the Angustias Alfredo Janeiro) Copacabana precinct in Rio de Kaminsky, Stuart Russia Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov, Janeiro (Moscow) Russian police Hamilton, Lyn Canada Lara McClintock, antiquities Smith, Martin Cruz Russia Inspector Arkady Renko, chief dealer and shop owner (found in Fiction) (Moscow) homicide investigator Reichs, Kathy Canada Temperance Brennan, forensic Beaton, M.C. Scotland Hamish Macbeth, Scottish ( Montreal) anthropologist police constable in Lochdubh Pearce, Michael Egypt, Cairo Captain Garth Owen, British Hammond, Gerald Scotland Keith Calder, gunsmith and head of the secret police in sport shooter in Newton Lauder, Cairo Scotland Bannister, Jo England Brodie Farrell, single mother Hammond, Gerald Scotland John Cunningham, war hero and owner of search service and hunting dog trainer Beaton, M. C. England Agatha Raisin, retired London McCall Smith, Scotland Isabel Dalhousie, Scottish- advertising executive Alexander (Edinburgh) American philosopher, and Brett, Simon England Charles Paris, charming woman of independent means alcoholic actor Rankin, Ian Scotland John Rebus, detective sergeant Brett, Simon England Melita Pargeter, widow of (Edinburgh) English thief Qiu Xiaolong Shanghai Chen Cao, Chief Inspector, Curzon, Clare England Mike Yeadings, Serious Crime Shanghai Police Bureau Squad Jeffries, Roderic Spain (Mallorca) Inspector Enrique Alvarez, Eccles, Marjorie England Detective Chief Inspector Gil police inspector Mayo, Midlands Edwardson, Ake Sweden Eric Winter, jazz-loving and Heley, Veronica England Ellie Quicke, English widow gourmet-cooking detective Kelly, Jim England Philip Dryden, journalist in Eriksson, Kjell Sweden Ann Lindell, inspector in Cambridgeshire Upssala Violent Crime Division Pears, Ian England Jonathan Argyll, British art Mankell, Henning Sweden Chief Inspector Kurt Wallander, dealer head of homicide in Ystad Sjöwall, Maj & Per Sweden Homicide detective Martin Wahlöö Beck and his colleagues in the Stockholm police

Author Location Character Author Location Character Wingfield, R. D. England Jack Frost, unkempt and unruly King, Peter England Goodwin Harper, food Denton Division detective (London) consultant to Scotland Yard inspector Joss, Morag England (Bath) Sara Selkirk, cellist in Bath, Moyes, Patricia England Henry & Emmy Tibbett, England (London) Scotland Yard Inspector & wife Poulson, Christine England Cassandra James, English (Cambridge) professor at St. Etheldreda’s McDermid, Val England Kate Brannigan, spunky private College (Manchester) eye Black, Veronica England Sister Joan, British investigative (Cornwall) nun Harvey, John England Charlie Resnick, detective and Granger, Ann England Chief Inspector Alan Markby (Nottingham) jazz fan (Cotswolds) and Meredith Mitchell, Foreign Dexter, Colin England Chief Inspector Morse, brilliant Service officer (Oxford) but eccentric Holt, Hazel England (Devon) Sheila Malory, British literary Edwards, Martin England Daniel Kind, Oxford University magazine writer (Oxford) historian and Hannah Scarlett, Gash, Jonathan England (East Lovejoy, antiques expert and Head of the Cumbria Anglia) forger Constabulary Cold Case McGown, Jill England (East Lloyd and Judy Hill, chief Review Team. Anglia) inspector & detective partner Rendell, Ruth England Reginald Wexford, Chief Barnard, Robert England Charlie Peace, young black (Sussex) Inspector Sussex (London) Scotland Yard detective Hill, Reginald England Supt. Andrew Dalziel and Sgt. Cooper, Natasha England Trish Maguire, family law (Yorkshire) Peter Pascoe (London) barrister Robinson, Peter England Chief Inspector Alan Bates Crombie, Deborah England Duncan Kincaid & Gemma (Yorkshire) (London) James, Scotland Yard detective Lovesey, Peter England (Bath) Peter Diamond, ex-cop in Bath partners Black, Cara France (Paris) Aimée Leduc, French-American Fyfield, Frances England Helen West, Crown prosecutor private eye in Paris (London) in domestic violence court Simenon, Georges France (Paris) Inspector Jules Maigret, George, Elizabeth England Scotland Yard Inspector commissaire of the Police (London) Thomas Lynley and Detective Judicaire in Paris Sergeant Barbara Havers Inridason, Arnaldur Iceland Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson Grimes, Martha England Richard Jury, Scotland Yard (Reykjavik) (London) Inspector Keating, H. R. F. India (Bombay) Ganesh Ghote, police inspector Harrod-Eagles, England Bill Slider, Shepherd’s Bush in Bombay Cynthia (London) CID inspector Gill, Bartholomew Ireland Peter McGarr, chief James, Bill England Colin Harpur, detective chief superintendent of Ireland’s (London) superintendent and Desmond national police Iles, detective constable Gur, Batya Israel Michael Ohayon, Israeli James, P.D. England Adam Dalgleish, commander at (Jerusalem) policeman (London) Scotland Yard and published poet