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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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Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

Volker Kutscher

Volker Kutscher

Tove Alsterdal

Tove Alsterdal

Joël Dicker

Joël Dicker

Hideo Yokoyama

Hideo Yokoyama

Andy McNab

Andy McNab

James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke

Peter James

Peter James

G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton

Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters

Joe Gores

Joe Gores

Sara Lövestam

Sara Lövestam

Arnaldur Indriðason

Arnaldur Indriðason

Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block

Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith

Johan Theorin

Johan Theorin

Charles Willeford

Charles Willeford

Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino

Dominique Manotti

Dominique Manotti

William L DeAndrea

William L. DeAndrea

Jørn Lier Horst

Jørn Lier Horst

Martina Cole

Martina Cole

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Stephen Leather

Stephen Leather

Ruth Rendell

Rith Rendell

P.D. James

P.D. James

Anthony Price

Anthony Price

Chris Whitaker

Chris Whitaker

Dominique Sylvain

Dominique Sylvain

Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr

Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

Roslund and Hellström

Roslund and Hellström

Cameron McCabe

Cameron McCabe

Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim

Roberto Perrone

Roberto Perrone

Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

John Grisham

John Grisham

Zoran Drvenkar

Zoran Drvenkar

Peter May

Peter May

Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas

Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas

Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths

Donna Leon

Donna Leon

John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr

Donald E Westlake

Donald E Westlake

S.G. MacLean

S G MacLean

Steve Cavanagh

Steve Cavanagh

J.K. Rowling / Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith

Val McDermid

Val McDermid

Mick Herron

Mick Herron

Hannelore Cayre

Hannelore Cayre

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

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