Searches , social queries for LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
Search references for LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS. Phrases containing LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
See searches and references containing LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS!
Search references for LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS. Phrases containing LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
See searches and references containing LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS!LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
is a list of detective fiction writers. Many of these authors may also overlap with authors of crime fiction, mystery fiction, or thriller fiction. Mario
List of detective fiction authors
List_of_detective_fiction_authors
Subgenre of crime and mystery fiction
Detective fiction is a subtype of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates
Detective_fiction
Best selling fiction authors to date in any language
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible
List of best-selling fiction authors
List_of_best-selling_fiction_authors
Era of murder mystery novels
The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels of similar patterns and styles, predominantly in the 1920s and 1930s.
Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Golden_Age_of_Detective_Fiction
Japanese literary genre
Japanese detective fiction (推理小説, suiri shōsetsu; literally deductive reasoning fiction), is a popular genre of Japanese literature. When Western detective fiction
Japanese_detective_fiction
Literary genre
Hardboiled fiction is a genre of crime fiction and detective fiction, similar in tone or mood to noir fiction, whose typical protagonist is a justice-seeking
Hardboiled
Crossover between mystery and fantasy or horror fiction
Occult detective fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the main genre with those of supernatural, fantasy and/or horror
Occult_detective_fiction
Fictional detectives are characters in detective fiction. These individuals have long been a staple of detective mystery crime fiction, particularly in
List_of_fictional_detectives
Genre of detective fiction
Perec, and Paul Auster are also typical authors of this genre. Meanwhile, this particular detective fiction genre has been criticized literarily in diverse
Metaphysical_detective_story
by actual detectives at the beginning of the profession. These stories are what prompted the mystery genre. In fiction, female detectives have been around
Female detectives in the United Kingdom
Female_detectives_in_the_United_Kingdom
Literary genre
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre
Crime_fiction
Literary genre
published by Must Read Magazines, a division of 1 Paragraph, Inc. The detective fiction author Ellery Queen (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) is
Mystery_fiction
is a list of fictional detective teams from popular detective fiction. This list includes pairs or groups of characters who appear in a series of novels
List of fictional detective teams
List_of_fictional_detective_teams
Fictional male detective characters
Crime fiction Detective fiction Lists of authors List of female detective characters List of fictional detective teams List of mystery writers List of thriller
List of male detective characters
List_of_male_detective_characters
is a list of fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science
List_of_fantasy_authors
Subgenre of crime fiction
of sex and violence. While related to and frequently confused with hardboiled detective fiction—due to the regular adaptation of hardboiled detective
Noir_fiction
Literary subgenre
subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective
Historical_mystery
Slipstream Weird fiction New Weird Suspense fiction Crime fiction Detective fiction Gong'an fiction Mystery fiction Thriller Mystery fiction Legal thriller
List_of_writing_genres
Children's literature Christian fiction Crime Detective fiction Drama Essays Fantasy History Historical novels Horror fiction Horsemanship Illustrations Manga
Lists_of_writers
Season of television series
and horror fiction influences, the show's artistic merits under the framework of auteur theory, and its depiction of women. True Detective season one
True_Detective_season_1
2013 detective novel by J. K. Rowling
The Cuckoo's Calling is a crime fiction novel written by British author J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It is the first
The_Cuckoo's_Calling
Overview of and topical guide to science fiction
the science fiction and mystery genres, encompassing Occult detective fiction and science fiction detectives Science fiction Western – fiction which has
Outline_of_science_fiction
Subgenre of fantasy
fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy set in the present day. It is perhaps most popular for its subgenres, occult detective fiction, urban fantasy, low fantasy
Contemporary_fantasy
Honorary society of thrillers authors
Crime fiction Detective fiction Fiction Mystery fiction Spy fiction Techno-thriller Thriller film Whodunit List of authors List of crime writers List of detective
International Thriller Writers
International_Thriller_Writers
Pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese writer
the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction. Kirino was
Natsuo_Kirino
Norwegian television series
Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole (titled Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole in Scandinavia) is a Norwegian crime drama television series. It is an adaptation of Jo Nesbø's
Jo_Nesbø's_Detective_Hole
Subgenre of speculative fiction
Mythos Dark fantasy List of genres Lovecraftian horror Occult detective Surrealism Urban fantasy China Miéville, "Weird Fiction", in Bould, Mark et al
Weird_fiction
century, producing works of fiction. He is considered among the first and most prolific authors to write 'police memoirs' or detective stories (some published
William Russell (fiction writer)
William_Russell_(fiction_writer)
1987 novel by Douglas Adams
Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a humorous detective novel by English writer Douglas Adams, published in 1987. It is described by the author on its cover
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk_Gently's_Holistic_Detective_Agency
Fantastical stock antagonist characterized by immense villainy and power
Teresa Nielsen Hayden, author and lecturer, uses an expanded version of the list in her lectures on writing science fiction. She recommends selecting
Dark_lord
Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre
of fiction in the twentieth century: this includes the gothic novel, fantasy, science fiction, adventure novel, historical romance, and the detective
Genre_fiction
Crime fiction writers are authors of any subgenre of crime fiction, including detective, mystery or hard-boiled. Megan Abbott (born 1971, United States)
List_of_crime_fiction_writers
Book series by Richard Osman
television presenter and author Richard Osman. The first instalment, entitled The Thursday Murder Club, was Osman's fiction writing debut, and was published
Thursday_Murder_Club_(series)
American pulp magazine
devoted to detective fiction and consisted of short stories and serials. While the publication was the publishing house's first detective-fiction pulp magazine
Detective_Story_Magazine
Narratives with imaginary elements
Children's literature Young adult fiction New adult fiction Mystery fiction Detective fiction Fantasy fiction – genre of fiction that uses magic and other supernatural
Outline_of_fiction
Detective fiction writer (joint pseudonym)
detective fiction writers Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971). It is also the name of their main fictional detective,
Ellery_Queen
This is a list of lesbian-themed fiction. It includes books and plays. The lists of adult and of YA-appropriate works are split into separate headings
List_of_lesbian_fiction
Japanese mystery novelist
he was one of the authors involved in writing "mad scientist murders," a subgenre within the larger stream of Japanese detective fiction during the 1920s
Mushitarō_Oguri
This is a list of science fiction and fantasy artists, notable and well-known 20th- and 21st-century artists who have created book covers or interior
List of science fiction and fantasy artists
List_of_science_fiction_and_fantasy_artists
works List of fantasy authors List of fantasy novels List of fantasy story collections List of science fiction authors List of science fiction short stories
List of science fiction novels
List_of_science_fiction_novels
the majority of these were on the model of Western crime stories and detective fiction. The two main authors considered pioneers are Rachmaninoff and
History_of_crime_fiction
Point of Rescue. Lists of authors List of mystery writers List of thriller authors List of female detective/mystery writers List of fictional detective teams
List of female detective characters
List_of_female_detective_characters
Fictional character
End of Time (2020) ISBN 978-616-7503-39-4. Crime fiction List of detective fiction authors List of mystery writers List of crime writers List of Canadian
Vincent_Calvino
Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy
Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality
Speculative_fiction
This is a list of authors who have written works of prose and poetry in the Russian language. For separate lists by literary field: List of Russian-language
List of Russian-language writers
List_of_Russian-language_writers
Irish mystery author, later based in England
authors of the so-called golden age of detective fiction are more famous, he was esteemed by those authors, and many of his books are still in print. Crofts
Freeman_Wills_Crofts
Author, playwright, screenplay-writer (1893–1964)
halfway through, Scott puts into the mouth of his detective a suggestion that the tight detective fiction genre of clues, detection and denouement is already
William_Matthew_Scott
Novel series
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith set in Botswana and featuring the character Mma Precious Ramotswe.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency
Fiction magazines made from 1896 to the 1950s
The Phantom Detective. The pulps gave rise to the term pulp fiction in reference to run-of-the-mill, low-quality literature. Successors of pulps include
Pulp_magazine
Genre of fiction, subgenre of fantasy
explainable), and works may be found mixing with sub-genres of, for example, horror, occult detective fiction, or the various "punk" genres. Common themes include
Urban_fantasy
Swedish author duo
author of the decade – Swedish or international – in Sweden, across all categories, genres and formats. Lars is a homage to the Swedish crime fiction
Lars_Kepler
American horror author
American horror author, philosopher, and writer. His writings are rooted in several literary genres – most prominently weird fiction – and have been described
Thomas_Ligotti
American author (1900–1986)
(Steeger Books, 2025); Dime Detective Magazine List of Manhattan College people "William E. Barrett dies at 85; Author of 'Lilies of the Field'", The New York
William_Edmund_Barrett
Character created by G. K. Chesterton
is a fictional Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and
Father_Brown
American journalist and author (1888–1939)
traditions and conventions of detective fiction as an art form. Wright also decided to try his own hand at detective fiction and approached Maxwell Perkins
S._S._Van_Dine
Type of detective story
as whodunnit; a colloquial elision of "Who [has] done it?") is a complex plot-driven variety of detective fiction in which the puzzle regarding who committed
Whodunit
2025 detective novel by J. K. Rowling
The Hallmarked Man is a crime fiction novel written by the British author J. K. Rowling, and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The eighth
The_Hallmarked_Man
American writer (1909–1971)
historical fiction, poetry, detective fiction, science fiction, and biography. He created the fictional detective Solar Pons, a pastiche of Arthur Conan
August_Derleth
Overview of and topical guide to fantasy
literary genres List of Canadian science fiction and fantasy authors List of fictional science fiction and fantasy detectives Supernatural fiction Fantastic
Outline_of_fantasy
This is complete list of works by American science fiction and fantasy writer Tad Williams. Brothers of the Wind (2021) N.B.: A prequel set a millennium
Tad_Williams_bibliography
by the acknowledged fictitious nature of the work, and second by the naming of an author.[citation needed] Authors like George MacDonald (1824–1905) created
History_of_fantasy
American writer (1886–1975)
1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin
Rex_Stout
American writer of detective fiction, and anthologist
is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery
Bill_Pronzini
American mystery writer (1924–2005)
best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds (January 15, 1924 – August 19, 2005), an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction. Over four decades Lynds
Michael Collins (American author)
Michael_Collins_(American_author)
Genre of speculative fiction
Xenofiction is a niche genre of speculative fiction centered on stories told from the viewpoint of non-human characters, particularly animal, often focusing
Xenofiction
British detective story writer (1862-1943)
describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery). This invention has been described as Freeman's most notable contribution to detective fiction. Freeman
R._Austin_Freeman
Japanese author (1894–1965)
Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero
Edogawa_Ranpo
Collection of related stories featuring similar narrative elements
Satyajit Ray's Feluda detective series that began in 1961. However, Peggy Lin Duthie identified much earlier examples of series fiction in Britain, predating
Series_fiction
American award for crime fiction
Crime Fiction Website Lifetime Achievement Award In 2005 a new award category was introduced: Best European Crime Novel. Not awarded: 2008 List of crime
Gumshoe_Awards
Genre of fiction involving real people
among others, as well as fiction about the fans themselves. In general, the authors seem to adopt the public personas of the celebrities in question
Real_person_fiction
American anthology crime drama TV series
their list of the "Ten of the Best" title sequences on television. Clair took a similar approach to creating the title sequence for True Detective's second
True_Detective
American writer, director, and producer (born 1975)
is an American author, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the HBO crime drama series True Detective (2014–present).
Nic_Pizzolatto
Lists of writers List of mystery writers List of thriller authors List of female detective characters Detective fiction Crime fiction Mystery fiction Whodunit
List_of_women_mystery_writers
Subgenre of detective fiction
"impossible crime" mystery is a type of crime, typically murder ("locked-room murder"), that appears in crime and detective fiction, in which the circumstances
Locked-room_mystery
1926 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mystery novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The novel
The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd
British crime author (1902–1982)
OCLC 1084369094.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Papers of Harold Blundell (George Bellairs)". Jisc. Retrieved 26 February
George_Bellairs
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been
Agatha_Christie
Subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres
Lost world is a subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres that involves the discovery of an unknown Earth civilization and/or lands with creatures
Lost_world
American crime writer (1932–2010)
primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works include the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser
Robert_B._Parker
US pulp science fiction magazine
Hugo Gernsback as part of his second venture into science-fiction magazine publishing, and was intended to focus on detective and mystery stories with
Scientific_Detective_Monthly
American novelist
Street" Adventure, 2022 List of female detective characters List of female detective/mystery writers Mystery fiction Crime fiction Cohen, Richard. "Jane
Jane_Rubino
This is a list of science fiction comedy works—those mixing soft science fiction or science fantasy with comedy. Douglas Adams' novels: The Hitchhiker's
List of science fiction comedy works
List_of_science_fiction_comedy_works
American writer (1916–1986)
Seller list Figures are for the Adult Hardcover Fiction lists, 1973 through 1985: highest position reached and total number of weeks on list (possibly
John_D._MacDonald
Diaries The Walking Dead Fantasy television Fantaserye Fantasy film List of science fiction television programs "Disney Channel hopes to get the family in"
List of fantasy television programs
List_of_fantasy_television_programs
American crime novelist (1918–2006)
crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". He was best known for stories featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. Spillane's
Mickey_Spillane
New Zealand crime writer and theatre director (1895–1982)
writer. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Marsh is known as one of the "Queens of Crime", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy
Ngaio_Marsh
Undead creature from fantasy literature
In fantasy fiction, a lich (/lɪtʃ/) is a type of undead creature with magical powers. Various works of fantasy fiction, such as Clark Ashton Smith's "The
Lich
British actor (born 1999)
actor. He is known for his roles in the HBO series True Detective: Night Country (2024), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026), and Backrooms (2026). He received
Finn_Bennett
1965 short story anthology
Great Detective Stories About Doctors is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin and Noah D. Fabricant. It was first published
Great Detective Stories About Doctors
Great_Detective_Stories_About_Doctors
Actual play fantasy podcast
premiered in March 2023. It follows a trio of friends on their adventures through the fantastical world of Umora, a campaign setting created by Brennan
Worlds_Beyond_Number
American writer
historical fiction and Sexton Blake detective stories for boy's story papers. William Murray Graydon was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry
William_Murray_Graydon
American writer (1894–1961)
dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction." Time included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels
Dashiell_Hammett
American author (born 1956)
July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal
Michael_Connelly
Subgenre of crime fiction
mysteries (or cosy mysteries) are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur offstage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and
Cozy_mystery
2022 novel by David Baldacci
Publishing. It is the author's 51st crime book and 7th in the Memory Man/Amos Decker series, which features an eponymous detective as the central character
Long_Shadows_(Baldacci_novel)
Magic depicted in fictional stories
Magic in fiction is the endowment of characters or objects in works of fiction or fantasy with powers that do not naturally occur in the real world. Magic
Magic_in_fiction
American author (born 1961)
Johnson's Longmire series: expanding the landscape of the American Indian detective novel". Clues: A Journal of Detection. 41 (2): 31–42. "At Home with Craig
Craig_Johnson_(author)
English crime fiction writer
Alan Hunter (25 June 1922 – 26 February 2005) was an English author of crime fiction, writing 46 novels featuring Inspector George Gently. Initially a
Alan_Hunter_(author)
American writer (1914–1978)
July 12, 1978) was an American author of science fiction (often for children), fantasy, historical fiction, non-fiction, and radical theatre. Williams
Jay_Williams_(author)
Fictional storytelling device
floating timeline (also known as a sliding timescale) is a device used in fiction, particularly in long-running comics and animation, in which characters
Floating_timeline
travel, tourism, insurance
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
LIST OF-DETECTIVE-FICTION-AUTHORS
travel, tourism, insurance