'Best' Humourous Crime Novel

[Jeff Ross]

I've begun reading Carl Hiassen and wonder what other people believe are the 'funniest' or 'most humorous' crime novels out there. Steve Hamilton's stuff is great as well, but I feel like I'm missing out on a bunch.
Any ideas?

[Tim Scanlon]

Ahh, good. I have one of the Elvis Cole books to read on my shelf. I started to read one from the library but it was overdue and returned it before I actually really got into it. So I bought another one so that it could sit on my shelf ready.

 

I've also been reading Shamini Flint's first book Inspector Singh Investigates. She has a nice balance of humour in her books. I only picked her books up because of how entertaining she was at the Sydney Writers' Festival. 

[J W Nelson]

Perhaps I missed it, but I seem to be alone in adding Mr. Hammett's "The Thin Man" to the list. 

Crais also does it for me, but maybe becuz that's due to a friend comparing my work to his. ;o) 

[Jen Hilborne]

I loved Dying For A Dance by Cindy Sample. A laugh on almost every page.

[Cam Winstanley]

I chuckled my way through Death By Hollywood by Steven Bochco, the writer/ creator of NYPD Blue on TV. Not only is it a great crime caper but it also lets Bochco have an unrestrained rant about Hollywood and prima donna actors. Very funny.

[Charles Kelly]

I love Charles Willeford's books.  The humor is very dark, of course.  Miami Blues is a good example, and they film captured the tone of the book pretty well.  Willeford's sense of humor is best captured in his title New Hope for the Dead.

[Cammy May Hunnicutt]

Tim Courtney is generally mentioned as similar to Hiassen.  Even wackier.  Out of Tampa, not the Atlantic coast like most of the S. Florida writer mob.

[Susan]

Okay, this probably won't qualify as the "best' humorous crime novel, but it's pretty damn good. Just finished reading Elmore Leonard's Djibouti. Plenty of dark humor, a twisted plot (Somali pirates) and a big boom at the end.  And you can't beat Elmore's dialogue

[Tim Scanlon]

I've got a couple of Elmore's books to read. Just bought Raylan and have two on my shelf that are calling me.

[Cammy May Hunnicutt]

Nice hat.

Well if we can do books that aren't "best" but still funny, I'd like to mention a newbie.  I was in an anthology with this writer, and her "Box of Rocks" is really funny and selling/reviewing very well.

It's a "humorous southern cozy mystery with AARP gals as main characters"  I was laughing at the video, and more so reading the book.

[Suzanne]

What's her name?

[Cammy May Hunnicutt]

Ooops,  that would help, huh?  :-)

Karla Telega

I just realized I can post the video here.  I think

[Suzanne]

Spencer Quinn has written three books about a PI (Bernie) and his dog

(Chet).  They're written from the dog's point of view.  Very funny.

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