10 of the Krimi Best

One of South Africa's crime-writing giants, Mike Nicol (Payback, Killer Country, Black Heart, Of Cops and Robbers) asked me to share ten of my favourite crime-writers on the Crime Beat website, so I did :)

I love the krimi genre, and have been reading it since I discovered Agatha Christie. Actually, do Enid Blyton's Famous Five and Secret Seven count as krimis? Anyway, some of my more recent recommendations are up on the site, here.

Who are your past and present favourites in the genre? Let me know in the comments.