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Police Procedural

This classification of crime fiction books covers a lot of ground, and the police procedural arguably is not a "real" genre. It covers a wide range of mystery types - from cosy to bloody noir, from gentle work-place banter to traumatic psychological thrillers, it's all here. 

The crimes are usually investigated by one or more police detectives (with help from forensic experts, legal professionals, medical examiners, psychologists etc). 

Some of the best-loved crime fiction authors wrote in this genre: PD James, Colin Dexter, Georges Simenon, Reginald Hill, and more recently Jo Nesbo and Ian Rankin.
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    Ian Moore

    A Very French Corpse

    Juge Lombard 3

    £9.99 GBP
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    Quintin Jardine

    Kill List

    Bob Skinner 38

    £22.00 GBP
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    M. J. Arlidge

    Out of the Ashes

    £16.99 GBP
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    Lucie Whitehouse

    Claim Your Dead

    £22.00 GBP
  • Book Cover of Strange Affair by Peter Robinson (Paperback)

    Peter Robinson

    Strange Affair

    DCI Banks 15

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of The Truth by Peter Grainger (Paperback)

    Peter Grainger

    The Truth

    DC Smith 12

    £9.99 GBP
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    Peter Grainger

    Roxanne

    DC Smith 11

    £9.99 GBP
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    Peter Grainger

    On Eden Street

    DC Smith 10

    £9.99 GBP
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    Peter Grainger

    Songbird

    DC Smith 9

    £9.99 GBP
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    Peter Grainger

    A Private Investigation

    DC Smith 8

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of Death at the Castle Gates by Nick Oldham (Hardcover)

    Nick Oldham

    Death at the Castle Gates

    £21.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of What the Dying See by M J Lee (Paperback)

    M J Lee

    What the Dying See

    DI Ridpath 12

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of Better the Devil by JD Kirk (Hardcover)

    JD Kirk

    Better the Devil

    DCI Logan 22

    £16.99 GBP
  • book cover of Truth to Tell by Aline Templeton (Hardcover)

    Aline Templeton

    Truth to Tell

    DCI Kelso Strang 7

    £22.00 GBP
  • book cover of Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Paperback)

    Patricia Cornwell

    Postmortem

    Kay Scarpetta 1

    £10.99 GBP
  • book cover of First One to Die by Michael Wood (Paperback)
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    Michael Wood

    First One to Die

    £9.99 GBP
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    Sean Watkin

    No Place Left

    £9.99 GBP
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    Kate Rhodes

    The Mermaid's Cry

    Isles Of Scilly Mysteries 9

    £9.99 GBP
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    Lin Anderson

    The High Island

    £20.00 GBP
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    Trevor Wood

    The Angel of Death

    £9.99 GBP
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    Michael Wood

    Evil in the Family

    £9.99 GBP
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    Karen Rose

    Family Lies

    £9.99 GBP
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    Lynne McEwan

    A Cold Harbour

    £9.99 GBP
  • book cover of Post Mortem by David Lagercrantz (Hardcover)

    David Lagercrantz

    Post Mortem

    £22.00 GBP
  • book cover of The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup (Paperback)

    Soren Sveistrup

    The Chestnut Man

    £10.99 GBP
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    Soren Sveistrup

    Hide and Seek

    £20.00 GBP
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    Rob Parker

    Forbidden Waters

    £9.99 GBP
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    Luca Veste

    Liar Liar

    £9.99 GBP
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    Patricia Wolf

    Hero

    DS Lucas Walker 5

    £9.99 GBP
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    Patricia Wolf

    Opal

    DS Lucas Walker 3

    £9.99 GBP
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    S. R. White

    Hermit

    £10.99 GBP
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    Peter Papathanasiou

    The Bolthole

    £10.99 GBP
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    Garry Disher

    Under the Cold Bright Lights

    £9.99 GBP
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    Stuart MacBride

    Blood, Rust and Steel

    £22.00 GBP
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    Robert Goddard

    This is the Night They Come For You

    £10.99 GBP
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    Robert Goddard

    This is the Day They Dream Of

    £9.99 GBP
  • book cover of Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath (Paperback)

    Tom Baragwanath

    Lucky Thing

    £10.99 GBP
  • book cover of Some Sort of Justice by Peter Grainger (Hardcover)

    Peter Grainger

    Some Sort of Justice

    DC Smith 17

    £18.99 GBP
  • book cover of A Slowly Dying Cause by Elizabeth George (Paperback)

    Elizabeth George

    A Slowly Dying Cause

    Inspector Lynley 22

    £9.99 GBP
  • book cover of The Black Wolf by Louise Penny (Paperback)

    Louise Penny

    The Black Wolf

    Armand Gamache 20

    £10.99 GBP
  • book cover of The Heights by Ian Rankin (Hardcover)
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    Ian Rankin

    The Heights

    £22.00 GBP £25.00
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    The Dying Light

    Matthew Venn 4

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    Quintin Jardine

    Dead Man's Tale

    Bob Skinner 37

    £12.99 GBP
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    James Oswald

    The Violent Hour

    Inspector McLean 14

    £20.00 GBP
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    Tim Sullivan

    The Tailor

    DS George Cross 8

    £18.99 GBP
  • The Politician by Tim Sullivan (Paperback)

    Tim Sullivan

    The Politician

    DS George Cross 4

    £9.99 GBP
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    Tim Sullivan

    The Patient

    DS George Cross 3

    £9.99 GBP
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    Tim Sullivan

    The Cyclist

    DS George Cross 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Monk by Tim Sullivan (Paperback)

    Tim Sullivan

    The Monk

    DS George Cross 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Teacher by Tim Sullivan (Paperback)

    Tim Sullivan

    The Teacher

    DS George Cross 6

    £9.99 GBP