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Detective Fiction

45 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Akif PirinçciAuthor · BooksAkif Pirinçci (born 1959) is a Turkish writer and screenwriter.
Alain DelonPerson · Music memorabiliaAlain Delon (1935–2024) was a France screenwriter, film director and stage actor.
Anna Katharine GreenAuthor · BooksAnna Katharine Green was an American novelist, writer and poet (1846–1935). She was born at Brooklyn and died at Buffalo.
Anne PerryAuthor · BooksAnne Perry (1938–2023) was a British writer, novelist and film screenwriter.
Arturo Pérez-ReverteAuthor · BooksArturo Pérez-Reverte (born 1951) is a Spanish war correspondent, writer and editor-in-chief.
Boris AkuninAuthor · BooksBoris Akunin (born 1956) is a Soviet writer, translator and playwright.
Caroline GrahamAuthor · BooksCaroline Graham (born 1931) is a British screenwriter, novelist and writer.
Chingiz AbdullayevAuthor · BooksChingiz Abdullayev was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, screenwriter, jurist, public figure and opinion journalist (born 1959). He was born at Baku.
Christopher McQuarriePerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher McQuarrie (born 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Dan BrownAuthor · BooksDan Brown (born 1964) was a United States writer, novelist and teacher.
Dan WellsAuthor · BooksDan Wells was an American writer, novelist and editing staff (born 1977). He was born at Utah.
Dashiell HammettAuthor · BooksDashiell Hammett (1894–1961) was an American writer, novelist and screenwriter.
Dean KoontzAuthor · BooksDean Koontz was an American novelist, screenwriter, poet and writer (born 1945). He was born at Everett.
Dennis LehaneAuthor · BooksDennis Lehane was an American writer, novelist and screenwriter (born 1965). He was born at Dorchester.
Edgar Allan PoeAuthor · BooksEdgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was a United States poet, writer and essayist.
Edith PargeterAuthor · BooksEdith Pargeter (1913–1995) was a British linguist, writer and translator.
Elizabeth GeorgeAuthor · BooksElizabeth George was an American writer and novelist (born 1949). She was born at Warren.
Fredric BrownAuthor · BooksFredric Brown was an American writer, novelist and screenwriter (1906–1972). He was born at Cincinnati and died at Tucson.
Georges SimenonPhotographer · PhotographyGeorges Simenon (1903–1989) was a Belgium writer, novelist and journalist.
Giorgi KekelidzeAuthor · BooksGiorgi Kekelidze (born 1984) is a Soviet poet, librarian and writer.
Ian FlemingAuthor · BooksIan Fleming (1908–1964) was a British journalist, writer and novelist.
James M. CainAuthor · BooksJames M. Cain (1892–1977) was an American screenwriter, novelist and journalist.
Jo NesbøAuthor · BooksJo Nesbø was a Norwegian novelist, journalist, children's writer, association football player, singer and screenwriter (born 1960). He was born at Oslo.
John CreaseyAuthor · BooksJohn Creasey was a British writer and novelist (1908–1973). He was born at Southfields and died at Salisbury.
John Gregory DunneAuthor · BooksJohn Gregory Dunne (1932–2003) was an American novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and literary critic whose career spanned over four decades of American cultural life. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, and later resident i
Julian SymonsAuthor · BooksJulian Symons (1912–1994) was a British screenwriter, writer and poet.
Karin FossumAuthor · BooksKarin Fossum (born 1954) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and writer.
Kate AtkinsonAuthor · BooksKate Atkinson was a British screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer (born 1951). She was born at York.
Len DeightonPhotographer · PhotographyLen Deighton (1929–2026) was a United Kingdom journalist, historian and novelist.
Leonid YuzefovichAuthor · BooksLeonid Yuzefovich was a Soviet and Russian writer, historian and screenwriter (born 1947). He was born at Moscow.
Mario PuzoAuthor · BooksMario Puzo (1920–1999) was an American novelist, screenwriter and writer.
Mickey SpillaneAuthor · BooksMickey Spillane was an American actor, novelist and writer (1918–2006). He was born at Brooklyn and died at Murrells Inlet.
Ngaio MarshAuthor · BooksNgaio Marsh (1895–1982) was a New Zealand writer, theatre director and novelist.
P. D. JamesAuthor · BooksP. D. James was a British writer, politician and novelist (1920–2014). She was born at Oxford.
Per WahlööArtist · PaintingsPer Wahlöö (1926–1975) was a Sweden journalist, translator and screenwriter.
Petros MarkarisAuthor · BooksPetros Markaris — Petros Markaris studied at St. George's Austrian High School. the recorded working language is Turkish, Modern Greek and German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are detective fiction. Sabahatt
Pierre SouvestreAuthor · BooksPierre Souvestre was a French journalist, writer, novelist and screenwriter (1874–1914). He was born at arrondissement of Quimper and died at 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Raymond ChandlerAuthor · BooksRaymond Chandler (1888–1959) was an American screenwriter, novelist and writer.
Reginald HillAuthor · BooksReginald Hill was a British writer and novelist (1936–2012). He was born at West Hartlepool and died at Ravenglass.
Robert ThomasPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Thomas (1927–1989) was a French actor, playwright and screenwriter.
Robert van GulikIllustrator · IllustrationRobert van Gulik was a Dutch writer, linguist, diplomat, translator, novelist and illustrator (1910–1967). He was born at Zutphen and died at The Hague.
Roderick ThorpPerson · Film memorabiliaRoderick Thorp was an American writer, university teacher, novelist, actor and screenwriter (1936–1999). He was born at The Bronx and died at Oxnard.
Shirley JacksonAuthor · BooksShirley Jackson (1916–1965) was an American journalist, novelist and writer.
Sidney SheldonPerson · Film memorabiliaSidney Sheldon (1917–2007) was an American writer, screenwriter and novelist.
Wolf HaasAuthor · BooksWolf Haas (born 1960) was a Austria novelist, screenwriter and writer.

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