Crime fiction writers are authors of any subgenre of crime fiction, including detective, mystery or hard-boiled.
A–B
Megan Abbott (born 1971, United States) Jirō Akagawa (born 1948, Japan) Boris Akunin (born 1956, Russia) Susan Wittig Albert (United States) Steve Allen (1921–2000, United States) Margery Allingham (1904–1966, England) Eric Ambler (1909–1998, England) Steve Anderson (born 1966, United States) Sarah Andrews (died 2019, United States) Gosho Aoyama (born 1963, Japan) Charlotte Armstrong (1905–1969, United States) Jake Arnott (born 1961, England) Gianluca Arrighi (born 1972, Italy) Taku Ashibe (born 1958, Japan) Isaac Asimov (1920–1992, United States) Pieter Aspe (1953–2021, Belgium) H. C. Asterley (1902–1973, England) Edward Atiyah (1903–1964, Lebanon) Edward Attard (born 1947, Malta) Yukito Ayatsuji (born 1960, Japan) Desmond Bagley (1923–1983, England) H. C. Bailey (1878–1961, England) Deb Baker (born 1953, United States) Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899–1970, India) Ashok Banker (born 1964, India) Michael Bar-Zohar (born 1938, Israel) John Franklin Bardin (1916–1981, United States) Burl Barer (born 1947, United States) Robert Barnard (1936–2013, England) Nevada Barr (born 1952, United States) J. J. Barrie (born 1933, Canada) Earle Basinsky (1923–1963, United States) G. D. Baum (United States) William Bayer (born 1939, United States) Simon Beckett (born 1960, England) George Bellairs (1902–1982, England) Robert Leslie Bellem (1902–1968, United States) Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956, England) Earl Derr Biggers (1884–1933, United States) Mark Billingham (born 1961, England) Robert Bloch (1917–1994, United States) Lawrence Block (born 1938, United States) Deborah Blum (born 1954, United States) Ernest Borneman (1915–1995, Germany) Ernest Bramah (1868–1942, England) Paolo Brera (1949–2019, Italy) Simon Brett (born 1945, England) P. J. Brooke (Scotland) Fredric Brown (1906–1972, United States) Pat Brown (born 1955, United States) Ken Bruen (1951–2025, Ireland) John Buchan (1875–1940, Scotland) John Bude (1901–1957, England) James Lee Burke (born 1936, United States) Jan Burke (born 1953, United States)
C
James M. Cain (1892–1977, United States) Paul Cain (1902–1966, United States) Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019, Italy) Bernard Capes (1854–1918, England) John Dickson Carr (1906–1977, United States) Jane Casey (born 1977, Ireland) Kathryn Casey (United States) Rajorshi Chakraborti (born 1977, India) Chan Ho-Kei (born 1975, Hong Kong) Jessie Chandler (born 1968, United States) Raymond Chandler (1888–1959, United States) Vikram Chandra (born 1961, India) Kate Charles (born 1950, United States) Leslie Charteris (1907–1993, England) James Hadley Chase (1906–1985, England) G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936, England) Lee Child (born 1954, England) Chin Shunshin (1924–2015, Taiwan) Agatha Christie (1890–1976, England) Carol Higgins Clark (1956–2023, United States) Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020, United States) Paul Cleave (born 1974, New Zealand) Brian Cleeve (1921–2003, England) Ann Cleeves (born 1954, England) Harlan Coben (born 1962, United States) Liza Cody (born 1944, England) Max Allan Collins (born 1948, United States) Michael Collins (1924–2005, United States) Michael Connelly (born 1956, United States) John Connolly (born 1968, Ireland) Sheila Connolly (1950–2020, United States) Robin Cook (born 1940, United States) Patricia Cornwell (born 1956, United States) Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893–1971, England) Philip R. Craig (1933–2007, United States) Robert Crais (born 1953, United States) John Creasey (1908–1973, England) Michael Crichton (1942–2008, United States) Catherine Crier (born 1954, United States) Edmund Crispin (1921–1978, England) Freeman Wills Crofts (1879–1957, Ireland) Amanda Cross (1926–2003, United States) James Crumley (1939–2008, United States) Chris Culver (United States)
D–F
Jordan Dane (born 1953, United States) Diane Mott Davidson (born 1949, United States) Carol Anne Davis (born 1961, Scotland) Dorothy Salisbury Davis (1916–2014, United States) Janet Dawson (born 1949, United States) Jeffery Deaver (born 1950, United States) Vicki Delany (born 1951, Canada) Lester Dent (1904–1959, United States) P. T. Deutermann (born 1941, United States) William Deverell (born 1937, Canada) Colin Dexter (1930–2017, England) Ranj Dhaliwal (born 1976/1977, Canada) Michael Dibdin (1947–2007, England) Eric Jerome Dickey (1961–2021, United States) Peter Dickinson (1927–2015, England) S. S. Van Dine (1888–1939, United States) Doris Miles Disney (1907–1976, United States) Stacy Dittrich (born 1973, United States) Stephen Dobyns (born 1941, United States) R. B. Dominic (United States) Tim Dorsey (born 1961, United States) John E. Douglas (born 1945, United States) Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930, Scotland) John Dunning (1918–1990, United States) Umberto Eco (1932–2016, Italy) Edogawa Rampo (1894–1965, Japan) Martin Edwards (born 1955, England) Åke Edwardson (born 1953, Sweden) Mark Ellis (born 1953, Wales) James Ellroy (born 1948, United States) Sven Elvestad (1884–1934, Norway) Loren D. Estleman (born 1952, United States) Janet Evanovich (born 1943, United States) Stanley Evans (born 1931, Canada) Diane Fanning (born 1950, United States) Charles Finch (born 1980, United States) Paul Finch (England) Shamini Flint (born 1969, Malaysia) R. Barri Flowers (born 1956, United States) Pascale Fonteneau (born 1963, Belgium) Dick Francis (1920–2010, Wales) Ron Franscell (born 1957, United States) Antonia Fraser (born 1932, England) Tana French (born 1973, Ireland) Kinky Friedman (1944–2024, United States) Gayleen Froese (born 1972, Canada) Jacques Futrelle (1875–1912, United States)
G–H
Leighton Gage (1942–2013, United States) Stephen Gallagher (born 1954, England) Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970, United States) (born 1965, Italy) Anthony Gilbert (1889–1973, England) Michael Gilbert (1912–2006, England) Kenneth Giles (died 1974, England) Steven Gore (United States) Ed Gorman (1941–2016, United States) Sue Grafton (1940–2017, United States) Caroline Graham (born 1931, England) Ann Granger (born 1939, England) Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935, United States) John M. Green (born 1953, Australia) Graham Greene (1904–1991, England) Bryan Gruley (born 1957, United States) Robert van Gulik (1910–1967, Netherlands) Elizabeth Gunn (United States) Batya Gur (1947–2005, Israel) Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961, United States) Cyril Hare (1900–1958, England) Kent Harrington (United States) Margie Harris ( 1930s, United States) Havank (1904–1964, Netherlands) Monika Hausammann (1974, China) Mo Hayder (1962–2021, England) J. M. Hayes (United States) Elizabeth Haynes (England) He Jiahong (born 1953, China) Tim Heald (1944–2016, England) Peter Heck (born 1941, United States) Georgette Heyer (1902–1974, England) Carl Hiaasen (born 1953, United States) Keigo Higashino (born 1958, Japan) George V. Higgins (1939–1999, United States) Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995, United States) Reginald Hill (1936–2012, England) Tony Hillerman (1925–2008, United States) John Buxton Hilton (1921–1986, England) Chester Himes (1909–1984, United States) Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1889–1955, United States) Victoria Houston (United States) Dorothy B. Hughes (1904–1993, United States)
I–L
Ibn-e-Safi (1928–1980, Pakistan) Francis Iles (1893–1971, England) Arnaldur Indriðason (born 1961, Iceland) Michael Innes (1906–1994, Scotland) Kōtarō Isaka (born 1971, Japan) Ira Ishida (born 1960, Japan) Shirley Jackson (1916–1965, United States) P. D. James (1920–2014, England) Peter James (born 1948, England) J. A. Jance (born 1944, United States) Quintin Jardine (born 1945, Scotland) Marshall Jevons ( 1970s, United States) Bimal Kar (1921–2003, India) H. R. F. Keating (1926–2011, England) Carolyn Keene ( 1970s–1980s, United States) Jürgen Kehrer (born 1956, Germany) Faye Kellerman (born 1952, United States) Jonathan Kellerman (born 1949, United States) Harry Kemelman (1908–1996, United States) Michael Kenyon (1931–2005, England) Simon Kernick (born 1967, England) Kim Young-ha (born 1968, South Korea) Laurie R. King (born 1952, United States) Natsuo Kirino (born 1951, Japan) Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947, Japan) Kazuhiro Kiuchi (born 1960, Japan) Andrew Klavan (born 1954, United States) Ronald Knox (1888–1957, England) William Kent Krueger (born 1950, United States) Natsuhiko Kyogoku (born 1963, Japan) Lori L. Lake (born 1960, United States) Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951, United States) Shulamit Lapid (born 1934, Israel) Gaylord Larsen (born 1932, United States) Stieg Larsson (1954–2004, Sweden) David Lassman (England) Emma Lathen ( 1960s, United States) John le Carré (1931–2020, England) Stephen Leather (born 1956, England) Vanessa Leggett (born 1968, United States) Dennis Lehane (born 1965, United States) Anthony Lejeune (1928–2018, England) Donna Leon (born 1942, United States) Elmore Leonard (1925–2013, United States) Gaston Leroux (1868–1927, France) Ira Levin (1929–2007, United States) Paul Levine (born 1948, United States) Ted Lewis (1940–1982, England) Laura Lippman (born 1959, United States) Steven Long (1944–2022, United States) E. C. R. Lorac (1894–1958, England) Gabrielle Lord (born 1946, Australia) Gayle Lynds (United States)
M
John D. MacDonald (1916–1986, United States) Ross Macdonald (1915–1983, United States) Shane Maloney (born 1953, Australia) Henning Mankell (1948–2015, Sweden) Petros Markaris (born 1937, Greece) John Marquand (1893–1960, United States) Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982, New Zealand) William Marshall (1944–2003, Australia) Edward Marston (born 1940, Wales) Jan Mårtenson (1933–2026, Sweden) Faith Martin (England) Seichō Matsumoto (1909–1992, Japan) Peter May (born 1951, Scotland) Ed McBain (1926–2005, US) James H. McClure (1939–2006, England) Val McDermid (born 1955, Scotland) Dennis McDougal (1947–2025, United States) Iain McDowall (Scotland) Adrian McKinty (born 1968, Northern Ireland) Clive Leo McNeir (England) Michele McPhee (born 1970, United States) Lee Mellor (born 1982, England) Nicholas Meyer (born 1945, United States) Milton Scott Michel (1916–1992, United States) Margaret Millar (1915–1994, Canada) Zygmunt Miłoszewski (born 1976, Poland) Denise Mina (born 1966, Scotland) Kanae Minato (born 1973, Japan) Dreda Say Mitchell (born 1965, England) Gladys Mitchell (1901–1983, England) Miyuki Miyabe (born 1960, Japan) Gwen Moffat (born 1924, England) Rick Mofina (Canada) Christopher G. Moore (born 1952, Canada) David Morrell (born 1943, Canada) Mark Morris (born 1963, England) John Mortimer (1923–2009, England) Patricia Moyes (1923–2000, England) Marcia Muller (born 1944, United States) Clare Munnings (United States) Margaret Murphy (born 1959, England) Susan Murphy-Milano (died 2012, United States)
N–Q
Magdalen Nabb (1947–2007, England) Fuminori Nakamura (born 1977, Japan) Jo Nesbø (born 1960, Norway) Beverley Nichols (1898–1983, England) Kyōtarō Nishimura (1930–2022, Japan) Asa Nonami (born 1960, Japan) Jamyang Norbu (born 1949, Tibet) Rintaro Norizuki (born 1964, Japan) Malla Nunn (born 1963, Australia) Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938, United States) Marie O'Connor (born 1974, Ireland) Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu (1939–2002, Romania) Kido Okamoto (1872–1939, Japan) Celil Oker (1952–2019, Turkey) Go Osaka (born 1943, Japan) Arimasa Osawa (born 1956, Japan) Otsuichi (born 1978, Japan) Rodrigues Ottolengui (1861–1937, United States) Sara Paretsky (born 1947, United States) Edith Pargeter (1913–1995, England) Robert B. Parker (1932–2010, United States) Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940, India) James Patterson (born 1947, United States) Hayford Peirce (1942–2020, United States) Don Pendleton (1927–1995, United States) Louise Penny (born 1958, Canada) Anne Perry (1938–2023, England) Ellis Peters (1913–1995, England) Mike Phillips (born 1941, British Guiana) Scott Phillips (born 1961, United States) Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849, United States) Nicholas A. Price (United States) Bill Pronzini (born 1943, United States)