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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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Ruth Rendell

Rith Rendell

Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Volker Kutscher

Volker Kutscher

J.K. Rowling / Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith

Tove Alsterdal

Tove Alsterdal

Donna Leon

Donna Leon

Dominique Manotti

Dominique Manotti

Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith

Steve Cavanagh

Steve Cavanagh

Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey

Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino

Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas

Dominique Sylvain

Dominique Sylvain

Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim

Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr

Joe Gores

Joe Gores

Anthony Price

Anthony Price

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

Joël Dicker

Joël Dicker

Zoran Drvenkar

Zoran Drvenkar

Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell

Jørn Lier Horst

Jørn Lier Horst

P.D. James

P.D. James

Sara Lövestam

Sara Lövestam

James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke

Hannelore Cayre

Hannelore Cayre

Donald E Westlake

Donald E Westlake

John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr

Arnaldur Indriðason

Arnaldur Indriðason

Peter James

Peter James

Peter May

Peter May

Mick Herron

Mick Herron

Martina Cole

Martina Cole

Roslund and Hellström

Roslund and Hellström

Hideo Yokoyama

Hideo Yokoyama

Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block

Chris Whitaker

Chris Whitaker

Johan Theorin

Johan Theorin

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton

Andy McNab

Andy McNab

William L DeAndrea

William L. DeAndrea

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Stephen Leather

Stephen Leather

Roberto Perrone

Roberto Perrone

John Grisham

John Grisham

Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas

S.G. MacLean

S G MacLean

Val McDermid

Val McDermid

Cameron McCabe

Cameron McCabe

Charles Willeford

Charles Willeford

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