Mystery And Thriller Writers Codexery

A source-cited reference to mystery and thriller writers

Mystery And Thriller Writers (19)

• Alistair MacLean — Scottish novelist of thrillers and adventure stories.
• Anne Perry — British crime writer and convicted murderer.
• Boris Akunin — Master of historical mystery and the creator of Erast Fandorin.
• Bram Stoker — The father of vampire fiction and creator of Count Dracula.
• Dan Brown — American thriller writer known for Robert Langdon series.
• Donna Tartt — American novelist who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Goldfinch.
• Erle Stanley Gardner — Lawyer turned author who created Perry Mason and outsold every American writer of his era.
• Gillian Flynn — American author of psychological thrillers and screenwriter.
• Henning Mankell — Swedish crime writer and activist, creator of Inspector Wallander.
• J.D. Robb — Pseudonym of Nora Roberts for futuristic police procedurals.
• John le Carré — English author and former intelligence officer.
• Lars Kepler — Swedish crime-writing duo behind the Joona Linna series.
• Lee Child — British author of the Jack Reacher thriller series.
• Patricia Cornwell — American crime writer known for forensic-focused Kay Scarpetta novels.
• P.D. James — The queen of English crime fiction, creator of poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh.
• Ruth Rendell — Master of psychological crime and creator of Chief Inspector Wexford.
• Stieg Larsson — Swedish writer of the posthumous Millennium crime trilogy.
• Thomas Harris — Author of the Hannibal Lecter suspense novels.
• Wilkie Collins — English novelist who shaped the detective and sensation genres.

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