Thrillers or crime novels with characters that come alive

Post date: 2017-08-20 07:54:15

I like novels written in first-person point of view, think Raymond Chandler's Marlowe, but less chauvinist and dated. Good characterization and an eye for detail is paramount - unfortunately, that excludes lots of contemporary thrillers and crime novels. Authors I like: Jonathan Kellerman, Ben Aaronovitch, Jonathan Gash, John Burdett, Tyler Dilts. Please help: What else might I like?

Some more info:
- Although I included Aaronovitch in the list, I usually prefer realism to any kind of fantasy elements.
- If you know Tyler Dilts' books: I didn't like his last one as much as the others because there was rather too much introspection and self-pity on the protagonist's side, which almost made him seem like some kind of Mary Sue.
- The above list is exclusively male, unfortunately. I'd be happy to add some female authors! Kathy Reichs almost belongs there, but I found some of her characters to be rather stereotypical.
- It's a bonus if their books are available on Kindle.

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