Police investigators solving crimes in the U.S. and all over the world

Burke, James Lee Dave Robicheaux is a New Iberia, LA homicide investigator after leaving the New Orleans force. 

Caunitz, William NYPD mysteries with different detective main characters in each book.

Connelly, Michael Series with LAPD Detective Harry Bosch.

Cornwell, Patricia Judy Hammer is the chief of the Richmond, VA PD.

D’Amato, Barbara This Chicago police department series features different detectives in each book. 

Deaver, Jeffery Lincoln Rhyme is a quadriplegic NYPD forensic investigator.  His partner is Amelia, an ex-model.

Dexter, Colin Inspector Morse works in Oxford, England. 

Dunlap, Susan Jill Smith is a Berkeley, CA homicide detective.

Fraser, Anthea Detective Chief Inspector Webb of Shillingham, England solves crimes. 

George, Elizabeth Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers are detectives with Scotland Yard. 

Grimes, Martha Richard Jury is a superintendent with Scotland Yard. 

Gur, Batya Michael Ohayon is the chief of the Jerusalem, Israel police department.

Harvey, John Charlie Resnick is the chief of the Nottingham, England police department. 

Hillerman, Tony Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are Navajo policemen on a reservation in the Southwest. 

James, P.D. Adam Dalgliesh is a Scotland Yard superintendent.

Jance, J.A. Joanna Brady is the Sheriff of Cochise County, AZ.

Jeffries, Roderic Inspector Alvarez is a detective on the island of Majorca in Spain, where the British like to winter. 

Kellerman, Faye Peter Decker is a detective with the LAPD.  He’s  dating Rina Lazarus, an Orthodox Jewish widow. 

McBain, Ed Series featuring officers of the NYPD’s 87th Precinct.

McGown, Jill Husband & wife detectives in Stansfield, England. 

Marric, J.J. Scotland Yard Inspector Gideon works in London.

Mayor, Archer Joe Gunther is the Brattleboro, VT chief of police.

Parker, Robert B. Jesse Stone is the Chief of the Paradise, Massachusetts PD.

Pearson, Ridley Lou Boldt is a lieutenant with the Seattle PD.

Perry, Anne Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, an investigator and his wife, live in London during Victorian times. 

Rendell, Ruth Reginald Wexford is the Chief Inspector of the Kingsmarkham, England police department.

 Robb, J.D. Eve Dallas is a detective with a futuristic NYPD.

Sanders, Lawrence Deadly Sin mysteries feature Chief of Detectives Edward Delaney of NYPD’s 451st precinct.

Simenon, Georges Inspector Maigret is the Paris police commissioner.

Smith, Martin Cruz Arkady Renko investigates homicides in Moscow.

Stabenow, Dana Liam Campbell is an Alaska state trooper.

Wambaugh, Joseph Wambaugh, formerly with the LAPD, writes mysteries about different California police officers. 

Woods, Stuart Ex-army major Holly Barker becomes the deputy chief of police in rural Orchid Beach, Florida.