British Books Challenge: I'm claiming my crown

When I got to Book 50 on my British books list I thought I was ready to claim my crown, but then I re-read the terms of the challenge again on The Bookette and it definitely says 50 books by British writers. That meant the book that I had most recently read, A LONELY DEATH by Charles Todd didn't count, because, as you know, the author is an American mother and son, and neither did another one of those listed for the same reason WHERE MEMORIES LIE, Deborah Crombie

 Although I could argue that both are nearly as representative of British crime fiction as they come.
So I had to complete two more British books. Thank goodness I had two on hand.

So here is my list of 52 including the two that don't count **.

1. 4.6, RELICS OF THE DEAD, Ariana Franklin
2. 4.5, A NEW LEASE OF DEATH, Ruth Rendell
3. 4.6, THE JANUS STONE, Elly Griffiths 
4. 4.0, LATE, LATE IN THE EVENING, Gladys Mitchell
5. 4.3, MURDER IN PARADISE, Ann Cleeves 
6. 4.7, WHERE MEMORIES LIE, Deborah Crombie   **
7. 3.8, MONSIEUR PAMPLEMOUSSE TAKES THE CURE, Michael Bond
8. 4.4, FATAL QUEST: WOODEND'S FIRST CASE, Sally Spencer
9. 4.5, OUR LADY OF PAIN, Elena Forbes
10. 4.5, DUMB WITNESS, Agatha Christie
11. 4.4, A COTSWOLD KILLING, Rebecca Tope 
12. 4.5, RAILWAY TO THE GRAVE, Edward Marston
13. 4.7, A LONELY DEATH, Charles Todd   **
14. 4.3, THE DARK LADY, Sally Spencer
15. 4.7, THE DEAD HAND OF HISTORY, Sally Spencer
16. 4.4, DEAD MAN'S WHARF, Pauline Rowson
17. 5.0, STAGESTRUCK, Peter Lovesey
18. 4.6, FIVE LITTLE PIGS, Agatha Christie
19. 4.4, BEGGARS BANQUET, Ian Rankin
20. 4.4, THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, Agatha Christie
21. 4.3, NEMESIS, Lindsey Davis
22. 5.0, THE END OF THE WASP SEASON, Denise Mina 
23. 4.5, TO THE HILT, Dick Francis
24. 4.5, THE SATURDAY BIG TENT WEDDING PARTY, Alexander McCall Smith
25. 4.8, DEAD LIKE YOU, Peter James
26. 5.0, BLUE LIGHTNING, Ann Cleeves
27. 4.5, STILL MIDNIGHT, Denise Mina
28. 4.6, BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE, Martin Walker 
29. 4.3, THE GOLDEN MILE TO MURDER, Sally Spencer
30. 4.3, BLUE MONDAY, Nicci French
31. 4.3, EVIL UNDER THE SUN, Agatha Christie
32. 4.4, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, Peter Turnbull
33. 4.5, THE MESSENGER OF ATHENS, Anne Zouroudi
34. 4.5, THE FAMILY, Martina Cole
35. 4.6, THE DARK VINEYARD, Martin Walker
36. 3.5, STIFF UPPER LIP, JEEVES, P.G. Wodehouse
37. 4.3, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE, Agatha Christie 
38. 4.3, A GRAVE IN THE COTSWOLDS, Rebecca Tope
39. 4.7, HEARTSTONE, C.J. Sansom
40. 5.0, DEAD TOMORROW, Peter James
41. 4.4, THE SALTON KILLINGS, Sally Spencer
42. 4.6, TEN-SECOND STAIRCASE, Christopher Fowler
43. 4.8, SILENT VOICES, Ann Cleeves
44. 4.8, THE HANGING WOOD, Martin Edwards 
45. 4.6, SAD CYPRESS, Agatha Christie
46. 4.4, THE JUDGEMENT OF STRANGERS, Andrew Taylor
47. 4.3, DEVIL-DEVIL, Graeme Kent
48. 5.0, A THOUSAND CUTS, Simon Lelic
49. 4.1, DEATH AT THE PRESIDENT'S LODGING, Michael Innes
50. 4.5, TEN LITTLE NIGGERS, Agatha Christie
51. 4.5, THE FOUR LAST THINGS, Andrew Taylor
52. 4.4, THE MOVING FINGER, Agatha Christie