List of mystery writers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of mystery writers:
| Contents: | Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
[edit] A
- Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, (pseudonyms Carolyn Keene, Franklin W. Dixon)
- Ginny Aiken
- Catherine Aird (born 1930)
- Susan Wittig Albert
- C. M. Albrecht
- Margery Allingham (1904–1966)
- James Anderson
- Donna Andrews
- Gosho Aoyama
- Charles Ardai
- Charlotte Armstrong
- Robert Arthur (The Three Investigators)
- Isaac Asimov
[edit] B
- Marian Babson
- Deb Baker
- David Baldacci
- Donna Ball
- Blue Balliett
- Jo Bannister
- Robert Barnard (born 1936)
- Linda Barnes
- Nevada Barr (born 1952)
- Lynne Barrett
- Bernard Bastable. (pseudonym of Robert Barnard)
- Robert Leslie Bellem (died 1968), (Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective)
- C.C. Benison, (pseudonym of Douglas Whiteway)
- Anthony Bidulka
- Claudia Bishop (pseudonym of Mary Stanton)
- Cara Black
- Nicholas Blake
- Lawrence Block
- Enid Blyton (1897–1968), (The Famous Five and The Secret Seven)
- Gail Bowen
- Rhys Bowen
- C.J. Box
- Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)
- Christianna Brand (1907–1988)
- Lilian Jackson Braun (1913- ), ("The Cat Who..." series)
- Leo Bruce (1903–1979)
- Rina Brundu
- Marie Buchanan born 1922
[edit] C
- James M. Cain (1892–1977)
- Kate Calloway
- Joanna Cannan (1898–1961)
- Dorothy Cannell
- Victor Canning (1911–1986)
- John Dickson Carr (1905–1977)
- John Case
- Kathryn Casey
- Richard Castle
- Sarah Caudwell (1939–2000)
- Jessie Chandler (born 1968))
- Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)
- Marion Chesney (born 1936)
- G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
- Jennifer Chiaverini
- Agatha Christie (1890–1976) who created Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot
- Christopher G. Moore, (born 1952)
- Brian Cleeve (1921–2003)
- Jeffrey Cohen (born 1957)
- Kate Collins
- Max Allan Collins
- Michael Collins (pseudonym of Dennis Lynds 1924-2005)
- Wilkie Collins
- Susan Conant
- J. J. Connington (1880–1947)
- Sheila Connolly
- Patricia Cornwell
- Cleo Coyle
- Edmund Crispin (1921–1978)
- Amanda Cross, pseudonym of Carolyn Heilbrun, (1926–2003)
- Marc Cherry
[edit] D
- Jordan Dane
- Diane Mott Davidson
- Jeffrey Deaver
- August Derleth (1909–1971)
- Colin Dexter (born 1930)
- Peter Dickinson (born 1927)
- Franklin W. Dixon (The Hardy Boys)
- David Dodge (1910–1974)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) (Sherlock Holmes)
- P. T. Deutermann (1941-)
[edit] E
- C. M. Eddy, Jr.
- Martin Edwards
- Amelia Ellis
- Kate Ellis
- James Ellroy
- Ben Elton
- Maggie Estep
- Loren D. Estleman
- Janet Evanovich
[edit] F
- Terence Faherty
- Linda Fairstein (born 1947)
- Diane Fanning
- Charles Finch
- Joanne Fluke
- Earlene Fowler
- Tom Fowler[disambiguation needed
] - R. Austin Freeman
- A. C. Frieden (born 1966)
- Gayleen Froese
[edit] G
- Leighton Gage
- Roberta Gellis
- Elizabeth George
- Michael Gilbert (1912–2006)
- Leslie Glass
- Alan Gordon
- Steven Gore
- Joe Gores
- Gary Goshgarian
- Sue Grafton (born 1940)
- Caroline Graham (born 1931)
- Anna Katharine Green 1846-1935
- Dorien Grey
- Martha Grimes (born 1931)
- Beth Groundwater
- Elizabeth Gunn
[edit] H
- Jane Haddam (born 1951)
- Parnell Hall (b. 1944)
- Brett Halliday (1904–1977)
- Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
- Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961)
- Charlaine Harris
- Lee Harris[disambiguation needed ]
- Carolyn G. Hart
- Ellen Hart
- Erin Hart
- J.M. Hayes
- Wayne Herschel
- Georgette Heyer (1902–1974)
- Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney (1927-)
- Reginald Hill (born 1936)
- Tony Hillerman (1925–2008)
- Genevieve Holden, pseudonym of Genevieve Pou (1919–2007)
- Kay Hooper
- Charlotte Hughes
- Gwen Hunter
[edit] I
- Greg Iles
- India Ink
- Michael Innes (1906–1994)
- Ibn-e-Safi (1940–1980)
- Charles Irion
[edit] J
- P. D. James (born 1920)
- J. A. Jance
- Charlotte Jay (1919–1996)
- Linda O. Johnston
- Stan Jones
[edit] K
- Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009)
- Alex Kava
- H. R. F. Keating (born 1926)
- Carolyn Keene, (author of Nancy Drew series of novels)
- Faye Kellerman
- Jonathan Kellerman
- Harry Kemelman (1908–1996)
- David Kessler (born 1957)
- Karen Kijewski
- Laurie R. King
- Carl Kosak (born 1934), (pseudonym KC Constantine)
- Ken Kuhlken
- Michael Kurland (born 1938)
[edit] L
- Lori L. Lake (born 1960)
- Barbara Lee
- Gaston Leroux (born 1868)
- Paul Levinson (born 1947)
- Beverly Lewis
- Laura Lippman
- Ann Littlewood
- Peter Lovesey (born 1936)
- Dennis Lynds (1924–2005)
[edit] M
- John D. MacDonald (1916–1986)
- Marianne Macdonald (born 1934)
- Philip MacDonald (1900–1980)
- Ross Macdonald (1915–1983)
- Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005)
- Michael Mallory (born 1955)
- Margaret Maron
- Ngaio Marsh
- Edward Marston (pseudonym of Keith Miles)
- Lee Martin
- Rosemary Martin
- Sujata Massey
- Peter May - Writer (born 1951)
- James McClure (born 1939)
- Sharyn McCrumb (born 1948)
- Val McDermid
- Gregory McDonald (born 1937)
- Michael McGarrity
- Jean Henry Mead
- Zygmunt Miłoszewski
- Gladys Mitchell (1901–1983)
- Kirk Mitchell
- Christopher G. Moore, (born 1952)
- Colonel Robert Morris, (born 1954)
- John Mortimer (1923–2009)
- Marcia Muller
- Margaret Murphy
- Beverle Graves Myers (born 1951)
- Tim Myers
[edit] N
[edit] O
- Joyce Carol Oates
- T. Lynn Ocean
- Baroness Orczy (1865–1947)
- Brian O'Hara
[edit] P
- Sara Paretsky (born 1947)
- Barbara Parker (1946/1947-2009)
- Robert B. Parker (1932–2010)
- Hayford Peirce (born 1942)
- Louise Penny (born 1958)
- Elizabeth Peters (born 1927), (pseudonym of Barbara Mertz)
- Ellis Peters (1913–1995), (pseudonym of Edith Pargeter)
- Twist Phelan
- Nancy Pickard (born 1945)
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) The Murders in the Rue Morgue
- Martha Powers
- Bill Pronzini (born 1943)
[edit] Q
- Ellery Queen, also wrote as Barnaby Ross
- Patrick Quentin (pseudonym for Hugh Wheeler and Richard Wilson Webb), also wrote as Quentin Patrick and Jonathan Stagge
- Qiu Xiaolong
- Edward Qiu
[edit] R
- Ian Rankin (born 1960)
- Ellen Raskin (The Westing Game)
- Jean M. Redmann (born 1955)
- Ruth Rendell (born 1930)
- Craig Rice
- Lynda S. Robinson
- Kate Ross (1956–1998)
- Ryukishi07 (born 1974)
- Peter Robinson
- Jane Rubino
[edit] S
- Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957)
- Will Scott (1893−1964)
- Celestine Sibley
- Georges Simenon
- Elizabeth Sims
- Marilyn Singer
- Karin Slaughter
- Donald J. Sobol (Encyclopedia Brown)
- Maris Soule
- Ross H. Spencer (1921–1998)
- Julia Spencer-Fleming
- Mickey Spillane (1918–2006)
- Rex Stout (the Nero Wolfe series)
- John Straley
- Edward Stratemeyer (1862–1930), (his pseudonyms include Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon)
- Sarah Strohmeyer
- Lemony Snicket
[edit] T
- Cheryl Kaye Tardif
- Bernard J. Taylor
- Josephine Tey
- Carlene Thompson
- James Twining
- Jim Thompson (1906–1977)
[edit] U
- Arthur Upfield (1890–1964)
[edit] V
- Andrew Vachss
- Dee Van Arnam
- Jack Vance (born 1916)
- Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008)
- Robert Van Gulik
- Elaine Viets
[edit] W
- Minette Walters (1949-)
- Hillary Waugh (1920–2008)
- Ronald J Watkins
- Martha G. Webb
- Eugenia Lovett West (B. 1923)
- Jeri Westerson
- Donald Westlake (1933–2008)
- Collin Wilcox (1924–1996)
- Darryl Wimberley (born 1949)
- Anne Wingate
- L. R. Wright
[edit] X
X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
[edit] See also
- Mystery fiction
- List of female detective/mystery writers
- List of European mystery writers
- List of Asian crime fiction writers
- List of crime writers
- List of thriller authors
- List of authors
