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Favourite Books of Crime Writers

Books highly recommended by Scottish crime writers Val McDermid (Dr Tony Hill novels), Ian Rankin (John Rebus novels) and Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series). (And some fine examples of their own work.)
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44 Scotland Street (Alexander McCall Smith)
44 Scotland Street (Alexander McCall Smith)
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Chalet School in Exile (Elinor M. Brent-Dyer)
The Chalet School in Exile (Elinor M. Brent-Dyer)
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Collected Short Stories (W. Somerset Maugham)
Collected Short Stories (W. Somerset Maugham)
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The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
The Conservationist (Nadine Gordimer)
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
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Deep Water (Patricia Highsmith)
Deep Water (Patricia Highsmith)
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Edward the Second (Christopher Marlowe)
Edward the Second (Christopher Marlowe)
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma (Jane Austen)
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Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
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Garnethill (Denise Mina)
Garnethill (Denise Mina)
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Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
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King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
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Laidlaw (William McIlvanney)
Laidlaw (William McIlvanney)
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
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The Long Take (Robin Robertson)
The Long Take (Robin Robertson)
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Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
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Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
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The Mermaids Singing (Lisa Carey)
The Mermaids Singing (Lisa Carey)
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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Mr Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi (R. K. Narayan)
Mr Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi (R. K. Narayan)
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The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
The Murder at the Vicarage (Agatha Christie)
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The Naming of the Dead (Ian Rankin)
The Naming of the Dead (Ian Rankin)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
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On Beulah Height (Reginald Hill)
On Beulah Height (Reginald Hill)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
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Raven Black (Ann Cleeves)
Raven Black (Ann Cleeves)
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Red Dust Road (Jackie Kay)
Red Dust Road (Jackie Kay)
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Resurrection Men (Ian Rankin)
Resurrection Men (Ian Rankin)
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Roseanna (Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per)
Roseanna (Sjöwall Maj, Wahlöö Per)
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The Sea Detective (Mark Douglas-Home)
The Sea Detective (Mark Douglas-Home)
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The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
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Sunset Song (Lewis Grassic Gibbon)
Sunset Song (Lewis Grassic Gibbon)
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The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
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