This is a list of mystery writers: —See also—External links

Contents

1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 G 7 H 8 J 9 K 10 L 11 M 12 P 13 Q 14 R 15 S 16 V 17 See also 18 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)
• Michael Collins (born 1924), (pseudonym of Dennis Lynds}
• Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
• Edmund Crispin

D

• Franklin W. Dixon (The Hardy Boys)

E

• Loren D. Estleman

G

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

H

• Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)
• Tony Hillerman (born 1925)

J

• Jackson, C.F.
• P. D. James (born 1920)

K

• Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew)
• Harry Kemelman (1908-1996)
• Carl Kosak (born 1934), (pseudonym KC Constantine)

L

• Dennis Lynds (born 1924)

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)
• Elizabeth Peters
• Ellis Peters (1913-1995), (pseudonym of Edith Pargeter)
• Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
• Bill Pronzini

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 (the Nero Wolfe series)
• Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930), (his pseudonyms include Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon)

V

• Jack Vance (born 1916)
• Janwillem van de Wetering born (1931), (pseudonyms include 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 of the Mystery Writers of America