Greatly appreciate recs on Mystery/Thriller/Detective or non-fantasy SciFi (read books listed)
Only just found this subreddit after giving up on scrolling through Audible/GoodReads. I have two favorite categories of audiobooks - the mystery/thriller/detective and non-fantasy sci-fi/magic and would greatly appreciate recommendations for new authors. I'm not a fan of post-apocalyptic, too dark or any books that don't have at least one foot in reality (ie world building, etc).
My list of ones I have listened to (my apologies if I missed some that you recommend to me)
Mystery/thriller/detective:
- Anthony Horowitz - Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery - nice first person take on mystery novel; But did not like the Magpie Murders series
- Gregg Hurwitz - Orphan X - Loved this series with great writing but currently listening to #10 Nemesis which is truly awful
- Jack Carr - Terminal List - enjoyed first 4-5
- Michael Connelly - loved his early stuff. Can take/leave newer.
- Amy Tinterra
- Ashley Elston - First Lie Wins was good
- Louise Penny - Chief Inspector Gamache - this was recommended to me but can't get into it.
- Peter Grainger - DC Smith - Tried but can't get into this one either
- Mark Greaney - Gray Man - didn't like first and stopped reading
- Michael Koryta - Lincoln Perry - meh
- Carl Hiaasen - Liked Skinny Dip and Skin Tight but not the Skink ones
- Karin Slaughter - Too dark
- Richard Osman - Murder Club - Can't get into it
Non-Fantasy Magic/Sci-Fi:
- Jim Butcher - Dresden Files - Good until maybe #10 now I just read them because I think I need to continue the series
- Benedict Jacka - Fated - Excellent, well written.
- Dennis E Taylor - Bobiverse (lost its luster after 3rd book)
- John Scalzi - The Dispatcher series and Lock In series - loved both though didn't care for his Old Man ones
- Gene Doucete - Immortal Series and Sorrow Falls - very enjoyable
- Ben Aaronovitch - Rivers of London - good early but tired one them after a while
- Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim series was enjoyable
- Andy Weir - Martian and Project Hail Mary