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Authors

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers
― Jacques Barzun

Some of the best crime fiction novelists you could ever hope to read.

A

  • A., Laura
  • Alsterdal, Tove
  • Anderson (Translator), Alison

B

  • Bartlett, Graham
  • Block, Lawrence
  • Bruce (Translator), Anne
  • Burke, James Lee

C

  • Caistor (Translator), Nick
  • Cavanagh, Steve
  • Cayre, Hannelore
  • Chandler, Raymond
  • Chesterton, G.K.
  • Christie, Agatha
  • Clark Wessel (Translator), Elizabeth
  • Cole, Martina
  • Copeland (Translator), Rebecca
  • Cribb (Translator), Victoria
  • Critchley, T.A.
  • Crosland (Translator), Margaret
  • Cruz Smith, Martin
  • Curtis (Translator), Howard

D

  • DeAndrea, William L.
  • Delargy (Translator), Marlaine
  • Dell’Edera, Werther
  • Dicker, Joël
  • Dickson Carr, John
  • Dickson (Translator), Kari
  • Drvenkar, Zoran

E

  • Enger, Thomas

G

  • Gabriel (Translator), Philip
  • Galbraith, Robert
  • Gores, Joe
  • Griffiths, Elly
  • Grisham, John

H

  • Harvey, Jack
  • Heal Kawai (Translator), Louise
  • Hellström, Börge
  • Herron, Mick
  • Highsmith, Patricia
  • Hopkinson (Translator), Amanda

I

  • Indriðason, Arnaldur

J

  • James, P.D.
  • James, Peter
  • Jysch (Artist), Arne

K

  • Kerr, Philip
  • Kirino, Natsuo
  • Kutscher, Volker

L

  • Leather, Stephen
  • Lemaitre, Pierre
  • Leon, Donna
  • Lier, Jørn
  • Lloyd-Davies (Translator), Jonathan
  • Lovesey, Peter
  • Lövestam, Sara

M

  • MacLean, S.G.
  • Mankell, Henning
  • Manotti, Dominique
  • May, Peter
  • McCabe, Cameron
  • McDermid, Val
  • McNab, Andy
  • Menzies (Translator), Alice

N

  • Nunnally (Translator), Tiina

P

  • Perrone, Roberto
  • Peters, Ellis
  • Petrie (Translator), John
  • Powell (Translator), Elfreda
  • Price, Anthony

R

  • Rankin, Ian
  • Rendell, Ruth
  • Reynolds (Translator), Sian
  • Roslund, Anders
  • Rowling, J.K.

S

  • Schwartz (Translator), Ros
  • Scudder (Translator), Bernard
  • Segerberg (Translator), Ebba
  • Sellar (Translator), Niall
  • Simenon, Georges
  • Slim, Iceberg
  • Smee (Translator), Stephanie
  • Snyder (Translator), Stephen
  • Stark, Richard
  • Sylvain, Dominique

T

  • Taylor (Translator), Sam
  • Theorin, Johan
  • Thomas, Ross
  • Thompson (Translator), Laurie

V

  • Valente (Translator), Alex
  • Vargas, Fred
  • Vine, Barbara

W

  • Westlake, Donald E.
  • Whitaker, Chris
  • Whiteside (Translator), Shaun
  • Willeford, Charles
  • Wynne (Translator), Frank

Y

  • Yokoyama, Hideo
  • Yuzuki, Yûko
the best crime fiction novelists
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Peter James

Peter James

James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke

Mick Herron

Mick Herron

Stephen Leather

Stephen Leather

Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters

Volker Kutscher

Volker Kutscher

Dominique Manotti

Dominique Manotti

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Anthony Price

Anthony Price

Hannelore Cayre

Hannelore Cayre

Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith

Cameron McCabe

Cameron McCabe

Tove Alsterdal

Tove Alsterdal

Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell

Jørn Lier Horst

Jørn Lier Horst

S.G. MacLean

S G MacLean

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

Steve Cavanagh

Steve Cavanagh

Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Sara Lövestam

Sara Lövestam

Donna Leon

Donna Leon

P.D. James

P.D. James

Val McDermid

Val McDermid

Roberto Perrone

Roberto Perrone

Chris Whitaker

Chris Whitaker

Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr

Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block

John Grisham

John Grisham

J.K. Rowling / Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith

Donald E Westlake

Donald E Westlake

John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr

Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino

Joël Dicker

Joël Dicker

Arnaldur Indriðason

Arnaldur Indriðason

Ruth Rendell

Rith Rendell

Martina Cole

Martina Cole

Hideo Yokoyama

Hideo Yokoyama

Joe Gores

Joe Gores

Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim

Roslund and Hellström

Roslund and Hellström

Johan Theorin

Johan Theorin

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths

G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton

Peter May

Peter May

Charles Willeford

Charles Willeford

Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre

Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey

Dominique Sylvain

Dominique Sylvain

William L DeAndrea

William L. DeAndrea

Zoran Drvenkar

Zoran Drvenkar

Andy McNab

Andy McNab

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