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The Knowledge by Martha Grimes

In this 24th installment in the popular series featuring Richard Jury, a London cab driver witnesses the murder of a couple he has just dropped off at a local casino. His next passenger is the gunman, who orders him to drive through London. The gunman escapes into Waterloo Station, and Detective Superintendent Jury is on the case, which moves to Tanzania, Nairobi, Reno, and a London pub known only to London cabbies who posses The Knowledge.

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Spring 2022: A Very British Mystery

The first British detective novel is usually said to be The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins, although Catherine Crowe's Adventures of Susan Hopley (1841) may be a contender for that honor. Whatever its beginnings, the British detective novel was pre-eminent during the "Golden Age," the period between the world wars of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the British detective novel remains a favorite of many readers (even when it's written by an American). Here are five, from three British and two American authors.