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 —See also—External links
A
- Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, (pseudonyms Carolyn Keene, Franklin W. Dixon)
- Ginny Aiken
- Catherine Aird (born 1930)
- Susan Wittig Albert
- Margery Allingham (1904-1966)
- James Anderson
- Donna Andrews
- Charles Ardai
- Charlotte Armstrong
- Robert Arthur (The Three Investigators)
- Isaac Asimov
B
- Marian Babson
- 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)
- Claudia Bishop
- Cara Black
- Nicholas Blake
- Enid Blyton (1897-1968), (The Famous Five and The Secret Seven)
- Leigh Brackett (1915-1978)
- Christianna Brand (1907-1988)
- Lilian Jackson Braun (1913- ), ("The Cat Who..." series)
- Dan Brown
- Leo Bruce (1903-1979)
- Rina Brundu
- Marie Buchanan born 1922
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
- Sarah Caudwell (1939-2000)
- 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)
- Patricia Cornwell
- Edmund Crispin (1921-1978)
- Amanda Cross, pseudonym of Carolyn Heilbrun, (1926-2003)
- Marc Cherry
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-)
E
- Martin Edwards (author)
- Amelia Ellis
- Kate Ellis
- Ben Elton
- Maggie Estep
- Loren D. Estleman
- Janet Evanovich
F
- Terence Faherty
- Linda Fairstein (born 1947)
- Charles Finch
- Joanne Fluke
- Earlene Fowler
- Tom Fowler
- R. Austin Freeman
- A. C. Frieden (born 1966)
- Gayleen Froese
G
- Elizabeth George
- Kate George
- Michael Gilbert (1912-2006)
- Leslie Glass
- Alan Gordon
- 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
H
- Jane Haddam (born 1951)
- Brett Halliday (1904-1977)
- Bruce Barrymore Halpenny author of Ghost stations Mysteries
- Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)
- Charlaine Harris
- Lee Harris
- Carolyn G. Hart
- Ellen Hart
- J.M. Hayes
- Georgette Heyer (1902-1974)
- Reginald Hill (born 1936)
- Tony Hillerman (1925-2008)
- Genevieve Holden, pseudonym of Genevieve Pou (1919-2007)
- Kay Hooper
- Charlotte Hughes
- Gwen Hunter
I
- Greg Iles
- India Ink
- Michael Innes (1906-1994)
- Ibn-e-Safi (1940-1980)
J
- P. D. James (born 1920)
- J. A. Jance
- Charlotte Jay (1919-1996)
- Linda O. Johnston
- Stan Jones
K
- Stuart M. Kaminsky
- Alex Kava
- H. R. F. Keating (born 1926)
- Carolyn Keene, (author of Nancy Drew series of novels)
- Faye Kellerman
- Harry Kemelman (1908-1996)
- Karen Kijewski
- Carl Kosak (born 1934), (pseudonym KC Constantine)
- Ken Kuhlken
L
- Barbara Lee
- Gaston Leroux (born 1868)
- Paul Levinson (born 1947)
- Beverly Lewis
- Laura Lippman
- Peter Lovesey (born 1936)
- Dennis Lynds (1924 - 2005)
M
- John D. MacDonald (1916-1986)
- Marianne Macdonald (born 1934)
- Philip MacDonald (1900-1980)
- Ross Macdonald (1915-1983)
- Charlotte MacLeod (1922-2005)
- Michael Mallory
- 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)
- Frank McConnell
- Sharyn McCrumb (born 1948)
- Val McDermid
- Gregory McDonald (born 1937)
- Michael McGarrity
- 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
N
O
- Joyce Carol Oates
- T. Lynn Ocean
- Baroness Orczy (1865-1947)
- Brian O'Hara
P
- Sara Paretsky (born 1947)
- Barbara Parker (1946/1947-2009)
- Robert B. Parker (born 1932)
- 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
- Bill Pronzini (born 1943)
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
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
S
- Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957)
- Celestine Sibley
- Georges Simenon
- 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
T
U
- Arthur Upfield (1890-1964)
V
- Andrew Vachss
- Jack Vance (born 1916)
- Janwillem van de Wetering (1931-2008)
- Robert Van Gulik
- Elaine Viets
W
- Hillary Waugh (1920-2008)
- Martha G. Webb
- Collin Wilcox (1924-1996)
- Darryl Wimberley (born 1949)
- Anne Wingate
X
Y
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Z
See also
- Mystery fiction
- List of female detective/mystery writers
- List of European mystery writers
- List of crime writers
- List of thriller authors
- List of authors
External links
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