As an American who hasn't been to England, it wouldn't be
appropriate for me to comment on the authenticity of Deborah
Crombie's Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books. Crombie, a Texan, sets
her series in England and does a lot of work to get it right. My
response to these books is the less critical, more emotional idea
that they just feel right. I hope that doesn't sound facetious; I
have read other mysteries written by Americans that are set in
England and often they don't work.
In the Crombie series, a key issue is the relationship between the
two main characters, both personal