Classic style detective novels

Looking for traditional mystery novels – not like golden age, because I’ve read hundreds on hundreds of them, but just straight up detective, murder, cast of suspects style books. I strongly prefer books set in the UK (too much Agatha Christie at a formative age perhaps?)

I love:

Reginald Hill (old school but classic)

PD James (ditto)

Barry Maitland

Elly Griffiths

Simon Mason (my most recent favourite)

Anne Cleeves

Quite liked Deborah Crombie

I really disliked:

Tana French

Louise Penny

Ruth Ware

Lucy Foley

I hate too much angst (do not enjoy detectives with tortured pasts, addictions, or upsetting personal lives, hate it when someone is wrongly accused and it’s about clearing their name) but I’m definitely not looking for cozy mysteries. Nothing too gory for preference, I’m not into serial killers.

Hoping to find a new series to glom!! Thank you!

by FraughtOverwrought