Lists of Bests: qaminari's "Favourite mystery series" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/39667 As represented by the most recently published/next book in the series. Since (to illustrate books) list is by book and not by author, these are: 01. Barbara Nadel (Inspector Ikmen, Istanbul) 02. Andrea Camilleri (Inspector Montalbano, Sicily) 03. Donna Leon (Guido Brunetti, Venice) 04. Lindsey Davis (Marcus Didius Falco, Ancient Rome) 05. Martin Cruz Smith (Arkady Renko, Moscow) 06. Michael Dibdin (Aurelio Zen, Italy) 07. Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch, L.A.) 08. Ian Rankin (Rebus, Edinburgh) 09. Carol O'Connell (Mallory, NY) 10. Alexander McCall Smith (Precious Ramotswe, Botswana) 11. Qiu Xiaolong (Inspector Chen, Shanghai) 12. Michael Pearce (Mamur Zapt, Cairo) 13. Robert Wilson (Javier Falcon, Seville) 14. James Melville (Inspector Otani, Tokyo) 15. Magdalen Nabb (Marshall Guarnacci, Florence) 16. Steven Saylor (Gordianus the Finder, Ancient Rome) 17. Petros Markaris (Costas Haritas, Athens) 18. Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone, California) 19. Elizabeth George (London) 20. Patricia Cornwell (Dr. Kay Scarpetta, NC) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:01:37 GMT en-us 0 50 26 0 0 A Passion for Killing http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881034 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881034"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11hRKHVgphL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Barbara Nadel</div> The Patience of the Spider http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2549693 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2549693"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0143112031.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V43111219_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Andrea Camilleri</div> Suffer the Little Children: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2400883 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2400883"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/087113960X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donna Leon</div> Saturnalia: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel (A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2656477 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2656477"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312361297.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45128812_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Lindsey Davis</div> Stalin's Ghost: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2038983 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2038983"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743276728.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Martin Cruz Smith</div> End Games: An Aurelio Zen Mystery http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2826641 <div id="position">6</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Dibdin</div> The Naming of the Dead (Detective John Rebus Novels) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2431480 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2431480"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0316057576.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ian Rankin</div> Shark music http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2573871 <div id="position">8</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Carol O'Connell</div> The Good Husband of Zebra Drive: The New Novel in the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2081947 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2081947"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375422730.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alexander Mccall Smith</div> Red Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881031 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881031"><img src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/11leirW7aXL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Qiu Xiaolong</div> A Case of Two Cities: An Inspector Chen Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881032 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881032"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/01Smh6%2BWYfL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Qiu Xiaolong</div> Point in the Market, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1352824 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1352824"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1590582977.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Pearce</div> The Hidden Assassins http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2838275 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2838275"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11k4sSP5YnL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Wilson</div> Death of a Daimyo http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2881033 <div id="position">14</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James Melville</div> The Innocent (Marshal Guarnaccia Investigation (Paperback)) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2765708 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2765708"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1569474362.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Magdalen Nabb</div> A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/602595 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/602595"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312357443.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven Saylor</div> The Overlook: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2467719 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2467719"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0316018953.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V43919655_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Connelly</div> Bangkok Tattoo http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/981548 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/981548"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1400032911.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Burdett</div> Bangkok Haunts http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2308324 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2308324"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0307263185.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V43110644_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Burdett</div> Zone Defence http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2710830 <div id="position">20</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Petros Markaris</div> Deadline in Athens: An Inspector Costas Haritos Mystery http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2710125 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2710125"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0802142079.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Petros Markaris</div> S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/576380 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/576380"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0425212696.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sue Grafton</div> T is for Trespass http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2793356 <div id="position">23</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sue Grafton</div> What Came Before He Shot Her http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2827195 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2827195"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/017K2HFQJ0L.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Elizabeth George</div> At Risk http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2038988 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2038988"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0425214761.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Patricia Cornwell</div> Book of the Dead http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1262122 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1262122"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0399153934.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Patricia Cornwell</div>