
A couple of the entries:
Peter Corris is the master of the hard-bitten PI style here.Read the complete post.
For a bit of a switch on the crime scene viewpoint (and the victim's for that matter) Katherine Howell has a second book in the works - and her first Frantic was a great book.
Also see:

Writers Read: Peter CorrisVisit Peter Corris' website.
The Page 99 Test: Peter Corris' Appeal Denied
The Page 69 Test: Katherine Howell's Frantic
Learn more about Katherine Howell and her writing at her website.
(h/t to Matilda)
--Marshal Zeringue