Monday, August 20, 2012

Oxford crime fiction?





I'm visiting Oxford in a couple of weeks time.  What I'm looking for is suggestions for good crime fiction set in or around the city that isn't Morse.  Any recommendations?

5 comments:

Maxine Clarke said...

Just finished The Eyes of Lira Kazan by Eve Joly and Judith Perrignon, a great little thriller. Oxford is one of the (several) locations.

I did start "The Oxford Murders" once but could not finish it. Many do recommend it, however.

pattinase (abbott) said...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/sep/24/val-mcdermid-top-10-oxford-novels

seana graham said...

Val McDermid list via Patti Abbott is great and can not be topped, but I'll just add Michael Innes's Death at the President's Lodging. Innes was a don there--well his real life persona J.I.M. Stewart was, so he should know a thing or two about it.

Rob Kitchin said...

Thanks for these recommendations. Much appreciated. I'll do a little digging on some of the books and pick one or two to read.

crimeficreader said...

Rob,
Just stumbled across this when looking for something else...
http://www.ostarapublishing.co.uk/book-23.html
Best, CFR