List of mystery writers - Definition and Overview

This is a list of mystery writers:

Contents: Top - 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)
• Charles Ardai
• Robert Arthur (The Three Investigators)

B

• Nevada Barr (born 1952)
• Nicholas Blake
• Enid Blyton, (1896-1968)(The Famous Five and The Secret Seven)
• Leigh Brackett, (1915-1978)
• Christianna Brand
• Rina Brundu

C

• John Dickson Carr, (1905-1977)
• Raymond Chandler, (1888-1959)
• Marion Chesney
• G. K. Chesterton
• Agatha Christie, (1890-1976)
• Arthur Conan Doyle, (1859-1930)
• Edmund Crispin

D

• Franklin W. Dixon (The Hardy Boys)

G

• Michael Gilbert, (born 1912)
• Alan Gordon
• Sue Grafton, (born 1940)

H

• Dashiell Hammett, (1894-1961)

J

• P. D. James, (born 1920)

K

• Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew)
• Harry Kemelman, (1908-1996)
• Carl Kosak, (born 1934) (Pseudonym K C Constantine)

M

• John D. MacDonald, (1916-?)
• Philip MacDonald, (1899-?)
• Ross Macdonald, (1915-1983)
• James McClure, (born 1939)
• Gregory Mcdonald, (born 1937)

P

• Sara Paretsky, (born 1947)
• Hayford Peirce, (born 1942)
• Edgar Allan Poe, (1809-1849)

Q

• Ellery Queen

R

• Ruth Rendell, (born 1930)
• Lynda S. Robinson
• Barnaby Ross

S

• Donald J. Sobol (Encyclopedia Brown)
• Mickey Spillane, (born 1918)
• Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe)
• Edward Stratemeyer, (1862-1930)(pseudonyms, Carolyn Keene, Franklin W. Dixon)

V

• Jack Vance, (born 1916)
• Janwillem van de Wetering, born (1931) (pseudonym Seiko Legru) (Grijpstra and de Gier, Saito Masanoboe, Jannie Jansen)

See also

• Mystery fiction
• List of thriller authors
• List of authors

External links

• Official site (http://www.mysterywriters.org/) of the Mystery Writers of America