Choose Me, the sexy murder mystery from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen and acclaimed thriller writer Gary Braver is now available and for a limited-time price. When Detective Frankie Loomis begins investigating a brilliant college student’s sudden death, she knows in her gut there’s more to the story. To English professor Jack Dorian, Taryn was the ultimate fantasy. And now that she’s dead, his problems are just beginning. Jack had secrets and he is guilty of deception… but is he capable of cold-blooded murder? Read it now for a limited-time price at amazon.com/chooseme. As we know, the classic detective story was initially centered on private investigators. Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes, two of the most famous literary detectives, belonged to that category from the beginning. Even Hercules Poirot, a retired police officer, is flying solo when the reader first meets him. In these stories, the portrayal of the official police forces is far from flattering. But sometime in the mid-20th century, something shifted. It likely has to do with the documentaries and movies centered on police investigations. In any case, fictional police officers went from being comedic fodder to being the heroes. Many of the novels included in this list were published in the 20th century. Because of this, the technology employed will be very clearly dated to anyone who is an avid reader of the genre and is up to date with new releases. But I still felt that it was important to highlight some of the classics: without them, the police procedural as we know it today would not be what it is. McBain is largely credited for inventing police procedurals as we know it, and continues to be hailed for the quality of his work.
