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Police Procedurals

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

Simply, the police procedural is a story where the crimes are 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 can be found in this genre: PD James, Colin Dexter, Georges Simenon, Reginald Hill, and more recently Jo Nesbo, Ann Cleeves and Ian Rankin.

Gumshoe's favourite authors of classic police procedurals

Browse all police procedurals on Gumshoe Books