Crime Fiction Ratings

by The Purloined Letter Society (International)

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Ratings:

1 star Of some literary quality
2 star Of substantial literary quality
3 star Exceptional

Keys:

(T) Translated from language other than English
PI Private investigator
PO Police officer(s)
O Other

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Author   Rating   Char.   Place   Period   Additonal Information
Dine, S S van O USA (East Coast) 1920's - 1930's "Upper-class" settings; convoluted plotting.
Disher, Garry PO South-Eastern Australia 1990's - Only novels featuring 'Challis' are rated **. "Whispering Death" is not recommended.
Ebersohn, Wessel O Southern Africa 1970's - Only novels in which Yudel Gordon is the 'principal' character are recommended
Edwardson, Ake (T) PO Sweden (Gothenberg) 1990's - Flawed by excess of morbid psychology and largely irrelevant padding. "Death Angels" is not recommended
Emerson, Earl PI USA (Seattle) 1980's - Only novels featuring 'Black' are rated *.
Engel, Howard PI Canada 1980's - Authentic-feeling anglo-jewish milieu.
Eriksson, Kjell (T) PO Sweden 2000's - Rather like the curate's egg; flawed by excessive, morbid psychological maundering and unlikely physical encounters; mildly pornographic.
Estleman, Loren PI USA (Detroit) 1970's - Only novels featuring 'Walker' are rated *.
Forrest, Katherine V PO USA ( Los Angeles) 1990's -
Fowler, Christopher PO England 1990's - Eccentric, intellectual, British style,droll humour; only novels featuring 'Bryant' and 'May' are rated **. "Seventy-Seven Clocks" is not recommended
Freeling, Nicholas PO Netherlands & France 1960's - 1990's Only novels featuring 'van der Valk', 'Arlette' and 'Castaing' are rated ***
Freeman, Austin O England 1920's - 1930's
Garcia-Roza, Luiz (T) PO Brazil 2000's - Above average in most criteria but marred by pornographic sadism.
Gill, Bartholemew PO Ireland 1970's - The later novels are not recommended.
Gores, Joe PI USA (California) 1950's - Only novels featuring 'Kearney' are rated *
Grafton, Sue PI USA (California) 1980's - Only novels to "K" are rated *
Greenleaf, Stephen PI USA (San Francisco) 1970's - Only the earlier novels featuring 'Tanner' are rated **
Greenwood, John PO UK (Yorkshire) 1960's - 1980's Pseudonym of J B Hilton. 'Tongue in cheek' style Only novels featuring 'Mosley' are rated **
Gulick, Robert van O China 1200's (?) Set in medieval China. Investigator is a magistrate.
Hammer, Lotte & Soren PO Denmark 2000' - As much "thrillers" as crime fiction.

 

 

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