http://www.robertbparker.net/jesse_stone.asp
Robert J Parker. His books are absolutely fantastic. They involve one main crime and a few crimes that stem off, and they all eventually merge together. It focuses on a chief of police, Jesse (Who is an alcoholic), and his officer, Molly, and how they solved the crimes and it tells the tale of their personal lives aswell. There isn't much description and it's largely based on dialogue but I read "Night and day" in a day.. it was that hooking! You can pick them up in most book stores for a few quid or at your library there may be some! Take a look if you like crime stories. It's really clever!