[{"n": "Alistair MacLean", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/alistair-maclean/", "s": "Scottish novelist of thrillers and adventure stories."}, {"n": "Anne Perry", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/anne-perry/", "s": "British crime writer and convicted murderer."}, {"n": "Boris Akunin", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/boris-akunin/", "s": "Master of historical mystery and the creator of Erast Fandorin."}, {"n": "Bram Stoker", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/bram-stoker/", "s": "The father of vampire fiction and creator of Count Dracula."}, {"n": "Dan Brown", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/dan-brown/", "s": "American thriller writer known for Robert Langdon series."}, {"n": "Donna Tartt", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/donna-tartt/", "s": "American novelist who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Goldfinch."}, {"n": "Erle Stanley Gardner", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/erle-stanley-gardner/", "s": "Lawyer turned author who created Perry Mason and outsold every American writer of his era."}, {"n": "Gillian Flynn", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/gillian-flynn/", "s": "American author of psychological thrillers and screenwriter."}, {"n": "Henning Mankell", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/henning-mankell/", "s": "Swedish crime writer and activist, creator of Inspector Wallander."}, {"n": "J.D. Robb", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/j-d-robb/", "s": "Pseudonym of Nora Roberts for futuristic police procedurals."}, {"n": "John le Carré", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/john-le-carr/", "s": "English author and former intelligence officer."}, {"n": "Lars Kepler", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/lars-kepler/", "s": "Swedish crime-writing duo behind the Joona Linna series."}, {"n": "Lee Child", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/lee-child/", "s": "British author of the Jack Reacher thriller series."}, {"n": "Patricia Cornwell", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/patricia-cornwell/", "s": "American crime writer known for forensic-focused Kay Scarpetta novels."}, {"n": "P.D. James", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/p-d-james/", "s": "The queen of English crime fiction, creator of poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh."}, {"n": "Ruth Rendell", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/ruth-rendell/", "s": "Master of psychological crime and creator of Chief Inspector Wexford."}, {"n": "Stieg Larsson", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/stieg-larsson/", "s": "Swedish writer of the posthumous Millennium crime trilogy."}, {"n": "Thomas Harris", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/thomas-harris/", "s": "Author of the Hannibal Lecter suspense novels."}, {"n": "Wilkie Collins", "u": "/e/mystery-and-thriller-writers/wilkie-collins/", "s": "English novelist who shaped the detective and sensation genres."}]