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  1. Russia and Ukraine - Erast Fandorin

    15/15Russian and Ukrainian crime writers Akunin and Kurkov. Is Dostoevsky still an influence?

  2. Norway - Harry Hole

    14/15How does Jo Nesbo's Norwegian detective reflect changes in Scandinavian society?

  3. Sweden - Kurt Wallander and Lisbeth Salander

    13/15Mark Lawson investigates how Swedish society reflects in the novels of Larsson and Mankell

  4. Scotland - DI John Rebus

    12/15Mark Lawson meets Ian Rankin, whose crime stories reflect social changes in Scotland.

  5. Germany - PI Kemal Kayankaya

    11/15German writer Jakob Arjouni's Turkish sleuth, Kemal Kayankaya, reflects a reunited Germany

  6. Italy - Inspector Montalbano

    10/15Andrea Camilleri's crime stories depict corruption, politics and power in Italy.

  7. Britain - DCI Jane Tennison

    9/15Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson.

  8. Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho

    8/15Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain.

  9. Sicily - Inspector Rogas

    7/15Leonardo Sciascia created crime stories to depict the power of the Mafia in Sicily.

  10. UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford

    6/15How PD James's Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Wexford have charted changes in UK society.

  11. Sweden - Inspector Martin Beck

    5/15Mark Lawson discusses the influence of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's Martin Beck novels.

  12. Netherlands - Commissaris Van Der Valk

    4/15Mark Lawson visits Amsterdam in search of the detective Van Der Valk.

  13. Czechoslovakia - Lieutenant Boruvka

    3/15Mark Lawson explores Czech history in the crime fiction of Josef Skvorecky.

  14. Germany - Inspector Barlach

    2/15Mark Lawson uncovers German history in the crime novels of Friedrich Durrenmatt.

  15. Belgium - Hercule Poirot and Jules Maigret

    1/15Investigating Europe through crime fiction, Mark Lawson finds two big clues in Belgium.

  16. Belgium - Hercule Poirot and Jules Maigret

    1/15Investigating Europe through crime fiction, Mark Lawson finds two big clues in Belgium.