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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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Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith

S.G. MacLean

S G MacLean

Andy McNab

Andy McNab

G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton

Stephen Leather

Stephen Leather

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Jørn Lier Horst

Jørn Lier Horst

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths

Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr

Sara Lövestam

Sara Lövestam

Ruth Rendell

Rith Rendell

Hannelore Cayre

Hannelore Cayre

Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas

Dominique Manotti

Dominique Manotti

Charles Willeford

Charles Willeford

William L DeAndrea

William L. DeAndrea

Volker Kutscher

Volker Kutscher

John Grisham

John Grisham

Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino

Val McDermid

Val McDermid

J.K. Rowling / Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith

Chris Whitaker

Chris Whitaker

Roslund and Hellström

Roslund and Hellström

Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell

Tove Alsterdal

Tove Alsterdal

Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas

Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre

Hideo Yokoyama

Hideo Yokoyama

Donald E Westlake

Donald E Westlake

Dominique Sylvain

Dominique Sylvain

Martina Cole

Martina Cole

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Joe Gores

Joe Gores

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

Roberto Perrone

Roberto Perrone

P.D. James

P.D. James

Johan Theorin

Johan Theorin

Peter James

Peter James

Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters

John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr

Anthony Price

Anthony Price

Arnaldur Indriðason

Arnaldur Indriðason

Cameron McCabe

Cameron McCabe

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Peter May

Peter May

Zoran Drvenkar

Zoran Drvenkar

Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim

Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey

Steve Cavanagh

Steve Cavanagh

Joël Dicker

Joël Dicker

Donna Leon

Donna Leon

Mick Herron

Mick Herron

James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke

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