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European Crime Writers

These are the homepages of European authors that I've managed to find! Please email to add yours or other authors to the list.

The page is divided into: CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS, AUTHOR GROUPS and CLASSIC AUTHORS


CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS
  • Abécassis, Eliette author of 'The Qumran Mystery'. (site is in French)


  • Aird, Catherine creator of the DI CD Sloan series


  • Akunin, Boris official (US) site for the author of the Erast Fandorin and Sister Pelagia series.


  • Allen, Conrad writes a series set on cruise ships from long ago. Also known as Edward Marston.


  • Allen, Michael thriller writer, also known as Michael Bradford, Patrick Read and writer of the 'Grumpy Old Bookman' blog.


  • Alper, Debi author of 'Nirvana Bites' and 'Trading Tatiana'.


  • Alvtegen, Karin Swedish author of 'Missing', 'Betrayal', 'Shame' and 'Guilt' (in 2007).


  • Anderson, Lin creator of Glasgow based forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod.


  • Andrews, Phil author of two football centred crime novels.


  • Anthony, Michael David the late author of four crime novels.


  • Archer, Jeffrey author of Kane & Abel and several other thrillers. Most recent is 'A Prisoner of Birth' (2008).


  • Arjouni, Jakob No Exit Press page for the author of the PI Kayankaya series set in Frankfurt.


  • Armour, Richard author of 'The Habit' and the forthcoming 'The Lottery Killer'.


  • Armstrong, Campbell author of the Frank Pagan series, the Lou Perlman series and a number of stand alone novels.


  • Arnott, Jake author of several novels including the televised 'The Long Firm'.


  • Asensi, Matilde author of 'The Last Cato'.


  • Asher, Michael is "an award-winning desert explorer, a best-selling author of both fiction and non-fiction, and a leader of adventure expeditions in the desert".


  • Ashford, Lindsay author of a series featuring investigative psychologist Megan Rhys.


  • Ashton, David actor and author of 'The Shadow of the Serpent' featuring real life victorian policeman McLevy.


  • Astbury, Margaret best selling author Meg Hutchinson has written three crime novels under her real name.


  • Atkinson, Kate this Whitbread winner's latest books are crime novels.


  • Aubert, Brigitte French author with two novels translated into English so far. (Site is in French.)


  • Aylett, Steve whose works are a mix of science fiction and crime. 'Atom' is a 'Maltese Falcon' parody.


  • Baantjer, Albert Cornelis (in Dutch). Reported to be the Conan Doyle of the Netherlands.


  • Badenoch, Andrea author of four crime novels before her untimely death in 2004.


  • Bagge, Tapani an interview with this Finnish crime writer whose first novel is currently being translated into English.


  • Baker, John author of the Sam Turner and Stone Lewis series.


  • Baker, Sam author of 'Fashion Victim' and 'This Year's Model'.


  • Baker, Martin a non-fiction writer, the first part of a thriller trilogy will be out in 2008.


  • Banks, Ray new noir author writing a series featuring Manchester PI Callum Innes.


  • Banks, Carla a pen name for Danuta Reah which debuted in 2005 with 'The Forest of Souls'.


  • Bannister, Jo a short biography, plus bibliography, on her agent's page.


  • Barclay, Alex author of the 'Darkhouse' set in Ireland.


  • Barr, Marcus author of 'Haggard Hawk' and scriptwriter for Midsomer Murders.


  • Barrington, James author of the Paul Richter, British Agent series.


  • Bateman, Colin author of the Dan Starkey novels including 'Divorcing Jack' which was made into a film.


  • Beaton, M C author of the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series. (This website just refers to the Agatha Raisin series.)


  • Beckett, Simon author of 'The Chemistry of Death' and 'Written in Bone' both featuring Dr David Hunter.


  • Bedford, Martyn author of five novels including 'The Houdini Girl'.


  • Beechey, Alan British author now living in New York, writes the funny (ha ha) Oliver Swithin series.


  • Beirne, Gerard Irish author of 'The Eskimo in the Net'.


  • Bennett, Ronan his latest is currently being serialised in The Observer, 'Zugzwang' is a "a tense political thriller set in St Petersburg in 1914".


  • Benoit, Michel publisher's page for the author of 'The Thirteenth Apostle'.


  • Bibby, Bob author of the DCI Tallyforth series set mostly in the West Midlands.


  • Billingham, Mark author of the DI Thorne series.


  • Black, Helen author of 'Damaged Goods'.


  • Blundy, Anna author of the Faith Zanetti, war correspondent, series.


  • Bolton, S J author of 'Sacrifice' set in Shetland.


  • Bonavero, Yves publisher's page for the author of 'Something in the Sea'.


  • Bond, Michael author of the Paddington Bear books as well as the food critic Monsieur Pamplemousse series.


  • Booth, Stephen author of the acclaimed Ben Cooper and Diane Fry series, set in the Peak District.


  • Bowen, Rhys author of the Evan Evans cozies set in Wales and the historical Molly Murphy series in New York.


  • Boyle, Daniel writer for tv shows Morse, Taggard, Rebus and Lewis and now his own book, 'Illusion', the first in the John Paris PI series.


  • Brady, John author of the Dublin based Matt Minogue series.


  • Brandon, Ruth non-fiction writer returning to crime fiction with a new series starring Reggie Lee, Art Curator.


  • Brandreth, Gyles website for his Oscar Wilde mystery series.


  • Brenchley, Chaz crime and fantasy author and member of the Murder Squad.


  • Brickell, Sean author of 'Beyond The Grasp Of Demons'.


  • Brill, Marius author of 'Making Love' a book that tells its own story.


  • Brimson, Dougie author of a series featuring football hooligan Billy Evans and is also the author of the film Hooligans starring Elijah Wood.


  • Broadbent, Tony author of 'The Smoke' and 'Spectres in the Smoke' set in 1940s London.


  • Brooke, Anne author of 'A Dangerous Man' and 'The Hit List'.


  • Brookmyre, Christopher Scottish author of the Jack Parlabane series.


  • Brophy, Grace author of the Italian series featuring Commissario Alessandro Cenni.


  • Brown, Molly author of "Invitation to a Funeral" a 17thC mystery featuring playwright Aphra Behn.


  • Bruen, Ken author of the Brant and Jack Taylor series(s).


  • Bryers, Paul the publisher's website for the author of 'The Used Women's Book Club'.


  • Buck, Simon author of the Peter White adventures, beginning with 'Library of the Soul'.


  • Burke, Richard author of the psychological thrillers, 'Frozen' and 'Redemption'.


  • Burke, Declan blog from the author of 'Eight-ball Boogie' and 'The Big O'.


  • Burley, W J author of the Wycliffe series.


  • Burnside, John author of 'The Locust Room' set in Cambridge in 1975.


  • Cain, Tom blog for this pseudonymous author of 'The Accident Man'.


  • Callinan, David author of "two near-the-knuckle metaphysical psycho-thrillers".


  • Cameron, Jeremy author of the Nicky Burkett series, the latest is 2004's 'Wider Than Walthamstow'.


  • Camilleri, Andrea an article on the author of the Sicilian Inspector Montalbano series.


  • Campbell, Colin author of 'Through the Ruins of Midnight' described as "Heartbeat with teeth".


  • Campbell, Aifric author of The Semantics of Murder.


  • Cappellani, Ottavio author of Who Is Lou Sciortino?: A Novel about Murder, the Movies, and Mafia Family Values.


  • Carlotto, Massimo a jam packed homepage of the Italian author of the 'Alligator' series (in Italian).


  • Carofiglio, Gianrico publisher's page for this highly thought of Italian author.


  • Carson, Paul author of 5 standalone novels.


  • Carter, Maureen writes a series set in Birmingham featuring DS Bev Morriss.


  • Carver, Caroline/CJ British author of three novels set in Australia, one in Alaska and now a new series featuring ex-army captain Jay McCaulay.


  • Caudwell, Sarah the late author of four Hilary Tamar novels.


  • Caveney, Philip Welsh author of thrillers


  • Chance, Alex author of The Final Days (2008).


  • Charles, Kate author of the 'The Book of Psalms Series' featuring Lucy Kingsley and David Middleton-Brown and more recently several stand alone novels.


  • Chattam, Maxim author of The Cairo Diary (Le Sang du temps). NB. Website is in French.


  • Child, Lee British author now living in the US, writes the Jack Reacher series. (US website)


  • Child, Lee the UK website for Jack Reacher fans.


  • Chisholm, P F author of the Robert Carey series and also known as Patricia Finney.


  • Citron, Lana agent's page for the author of the Issy Brodsky PI series.


  • Clare, Alys author of the historical Hawkenlye series.


  • Claridge, Marten author of the Detective Inspector Frank McMorran series.


  • Clark, Clare author of 'The Great Stink'. (Agent's page)


  • Claudel, Philippe author of the award winning 'Grey Souls'.


  • Cleave, Chris author of 'Incendiary.


  • Cleeves, Ann author of two series before moving on to writing psychological stand-alone novels.


  • Cole, Martina sucessful author of East End London based novels.


  • Collett, Chris author of the DI Tom Mariner series set in Birmingham.


  • Collins, Michael an interview on the Orion website. His latest book is 'The Secret Life of E.Robert Pendleton', in 2006.


  • Collins, Hugh author of a series featuring Glaswegian crook Johnny McGinty.


  • Connolly, John Irish author of the award winning Charlie 'Bird' Parker series.


  • Cook, Judith author of the Elizabethan 'Forman' series and a new contemporary Chief Insp. John Latymer series.


  • Cookman, Lesley author of 'Murder in Steeple Martin', first in a series of village mysteries.


  • Cooper, Natasha author of the Willow King and Trish Maguire series.


  • Corderoy, Conor author of the SF-Crime thriller, 'Dark Rain'.


  • Cornwell, Bernard author of several sea faring thrillers as well as his historical works.


  • Cotterill, Colin author of the Dr Siri Paiboun series set in Laos.


  • Coward, Mat author of the DI Don Packham and DC Frank Mitchell series.


  • Cox, Michael author of the Victorian era, 'The Meaning of Night'.


  • Craske, Darren author of the Victorian Cornelius Quaint series.


  • Cumming, Charles author of 'The Spanish Game'.


  • Cutler, Judith Birmingham author of two Brum set series, two Kent based series and some standalones.


  • Dahl, K O his English language debut is 'The Fourth Man' in 2007. (NB. website is in Norwegian)


  • Danks, Denise author of the Georgina Powers novels.


  • Davies, Linda author of several financial thrillers.


  • Davies, David Stuart author of the 1940s Johnny One Eye series plus several Sherlock Holmes novels and a former editor of 'Sherlock' magazine.


  • Davies, Jonathan Britain's answer to John Grisham.


  • Davis, Lindsey author of the Falco series.


  • Davis, Carol Anne Sob Story is her fifth crime novel.


  • Davison, Philip a short bio of the Irish writer of the Harry Fielding series.


  • Dawson, Mark an interview with the author of two novels set in the music industry.


  • Dawson, Jill author of 'Watch Me Disappear'.


  • de Paz, Pedro author of 'The Man Who Killed Durruti'. NB. website is in Spanish.


  • Denby, Joolz a CWA prize winnner, her fourth novel is out in 2006.


  • Dexter, Colin The Official Inspector Morse Website.


  • Dias, Dexter author of five novels concerning the criminal justice system.


  • Dibdin, Michael obituary for the author of the Aurelio Zen series set in Italy.


  • Dickinson, Peter the CWA Golden Dagger winner.


  • Dobbs, Michael perhaps most well known for his Francis Urquhart trilogy, made into a BBC tv series starring Ian Richardson.


  • Doughty, Louise author of several novels which involve crime to a varying degree.


  • Downing, David author of 'Zoo Station', the first in a planned series set in Berlin between 1936 and 1940.


  • Doyle, Rose her latest novel is a crime novel - 'Shadows Will Fall' - "a story of murder, and love and betrayal".


  • Dronfield, Jeremy author of four books including Memorial Dagger shortlisted 'The Locust Farm'.


  • Dunant, Sarah author of the Hannah Wolfe series.


  • Duncan, Rod author of three Leicester based novels.


  • Dunn, Carola British born author now living in the US and writer of the 1920s Daisy Dalrymple mysteries.


  • Dunnett, Dorothy late author of the 'Dolly' mysteries as well as the two bestselling historical series.


  • Edwards, Martin author of the Harry Devlin series, the Lake District series and member of the Murder Squad.


  • Edwards, Ruth Dudley author of the humorous Robert Amiss series.


  • Ellis, Kate author of the Wesley Peterson series set in Devon.


  • Ellis, Ron author of the 'Johnny Ace' series.


  • Ellory, Roger Jon/R J author of US based crime novels, the latest being 2007's 'A Quiet Belief in Angels'.


  • Elton, Ben comedian, co-writer of Blackadder and a CWA Dagger winning author for 'Popcorn'.


  • Emerson, C J debuts in October 2006 with 'Objects of Desire', a contemporary psychological thriller.


  • Eriksson, Kjell a few details about this award winning Swedish author.


  • Esler, Gavin BBC journalist who's written several thrillers.


  • Evans, Liz author of the hilarious Grace Smith PI novels, a sixth came out in 2005.


  • Evans, Geraldine author of two police procedural series.


  • Evans, Penelope her most recent book is 'Saving Grace' (2007).


  • Ewan, Chris his first novel 'The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam', featuring novelist-thief Charlie Howard will be out in June 2007.


  • Falconer, Duncan formerly of the British Special Boat Service he writes a series featuring a SBS Operative.


  • Ferris, Gordon author of the Danny McRae series set in post-war London.


  • Fforde, Jasper author of the wildly inventive Thursday Next (LiteraTec) series and now the Nursery Crime series.


  • Finn, Robert author of 'Adept' and 'Ex Machina'.


  • Finney, Patricia also writes as P F Chisholm.


  • Finnis, Jane her debut book was out in Dec 03, a Roman mystery called " Get Out or Die". A sequel came out in the summer of 05.


  • Fioretos, Aris interview with the Swedish author of 'The Truth About Sascha Knisch'.


  • Fithon, Robbie author of the 'Rainy City' series, set in Manchester.


  • Fitzek, Sebastian author of 'Therapy'. (NB website is in German).


  • Fletcher, Nick author of the Max Slater, PI, series.


  • Follett, Ken best selling suspense and thriller author.


  • Forbes, Colin author of 33 books and most recently the 'Tweed' series.


  • Forsyth, Frederick the official UK site for the author of 'The Day of the Jackal'.


  • Foss, Jason author of the Jeffrey Flint series featuring an archaelogical lecturer and a new series with Maddy Crowe, an archaeological illustrator and ancient costume expert.


  • Fowler, Christopher a 'horror' writer who also writes a crime series featuring two London policeman, Bryant and May.


  • Francis, Dick part of the Dick Francis WebRing, a collection of about a dozen sites.


  • Francis, Clare author of 10 thrillers and several books about her sailing experiences.


  • Francome, John short run down on the ex jockey turned writer.


  • Franklin, Ariana author of the 'Mistress of the Art of Death' series.


  • Fraser, Antonia short biography of the author of the Jemima Shore series.


  • Fremlin, Celia a short biography, plus bibliography, on her agent's page.


  • French, Nicci a new UK website for this bestselling psychological thriller author couple.


  • French, Tana author of 'In the Woods' and 'The Likeness'.


  • Frimansson, Inger the first female crime author to win the 'Best Swedish crime novel' award twice. 'Good Night, My Darling' in 2007 was her first appearance in English.


  • Fuentes, Eugenio Spanish author of a series featuring private detective, Ricardo Cupido.


  • Fullerton, John author of several war novels 'with an anti-war message'.


  • Fyfield, Frances author of the Helen West and Sarah Fortune series.


  • Galbraith, Gillian author of a new police series set in Edinburgh (agent's page).


  • Gallagher, Stephen author of the historical-horror-thriller 'The Kingdom of Bones'.


  • Gallerne, Gilbert French thriller writer. (NB. Website is in French).


  • Gardner, John a link to the author's obituary, written by Mike Ripley.


  • Garner, Seth author of two psychological thrillers, both published in 2006.


  • Glaister, Lesley has written several novels but 2004 saw her first crime release: " As Far as You Can Go".


  • Glass, Lisa author of Prince Rupert's Teardrop.


  • Gomez-Jurado, Juan author of 'God's Spy'.


  • Goodhind, J G author of a new crime series set in Bath, (also writes as Jeannie Johnson).


  • Goodwin, Jason author of 'The Janissary Tree', 'The Snake Stone' and 'The Bellini Card' set in 1830s Istanbul.


  • Gordon-Smith, Dolores author of the Jack Haldean series, set in the 1920s.


  • Gosling, Ian author of 'The Puppet Master' introducing DCI Mike Barton (2008).


  • Graham, Caroline author of the Chief Inspector Barnaby, Midsomer Murders series.


  • Grant, Philip Scottish author of three crime novels including 'Now and Then Dead' in 2007.


  • Grant-Adamson, Lesley author of fifteen novels of crime and suspense.


  • Gray, Alex author of the Glasgow series featuring DCI Lorimer and psychologist Solomon Brightman.


  • Gray, Clio author of 'Guardians of the Key' and 'The Roaring of the Labyrinth' featuring Wigbert Stroop.


  • Green, Christine author of the PI Kate Kinsella novels.


  • Green, James author of 'Bad Catholics'.


  • Gregorio, Michael


  • Gregory, Susanna author of the historical Matthew Bartholomew series and Thomas Chaloner series.


  • Grey, Patricia also known as Liz Evans.


  • Griffiths, Neil myspace site for the author of 'Betrayal in Naples' and 'Saving Caravaggio' (2006).


  • Guillou, Jan wikipedia entry for the author of over ten books featuring fictional Swedish military spy Carl Hamilton.


  • Guiver, Patricia late author of the Delilah Doolittle Pet Detective series set in California.


  • Guthrie, Allan his first novel, Two-Way Split, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger.


  • Guttridge, Peter author of the comic Nick Madrid caper novels and a forthcoming non-comic Brighton trilogy.


  • Gwyn, Richard author of 'The Colour of a Dog Running Away' set in Spain.


  • Haddon, Mark author of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'.


  • Hale, Georgie author of four stand alone titles.


  • Hall, Patricia author of the Thackeray and Ackroyd series.


  • Hall, Simon author of the DCI Adam Breen and TV Crime reporter Dan Groves series set in Devon.


  • Halter, Paul an essay on the Mystery File website.


  • Hamilton, Sylvian author of a C13th series featuring ex Crusader, Sir Richard Straccan.


  • Hammesfahr, Petra publisher details for the German author of 'The Sinner'.


  • Hammond, Ray is Europe's most experienced and most widely published futurologist. Author of four futuristic thrillers.


  • Hampson, June author of the Daisy Lane series set in the 1960s.


  • Hannah, Sophie poet and newly turned psychological crime writer. 'Little Face' was published Apr. 2006.


  • Hardie, Titania author of The Rose Labyrinth.


  • Harper, Tom author of the Demetrios Askiates series set in Byzantium.


  • Harris, Joanne author of 'Chocolat' and the crime novel, 'Gentlemen and Players'.


  • Harrison, David his debut novel 'Sins of the Father' came out in April 06.


  • Harrison, Cora children's author whose first novel for adults is 'My Lady Judge' set in Tudor Ireland.


  • Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia author of the witty Bill Slider series.


  • Hartley, A J author of the historical and archeological thrillers, 'The Mask of Atreus' and 'On the Fifth Day'.


  • Harvey, John poet and author of the Resnick novels.


  • Hawkins, Alis author of Testament (2008).


  • Hawksley, Humphrey BBC foreign correspondent and author of political thrillers.


  • Hayder, Mo author of the Jack Caffery series plus 'Tokyo' and 'Pig Island'.


  • Hayes, Jonathan author of Precious Blood, "a fairly violent forensic thriller set in New York City in the Post-9/11 era".


  • Heald, Tim author of the Simon Bognor series and a new series featuring Dr Tudor Cornwall.


  • Heggan, Christiane born in France, now a resident of New Jersey, writing Mary Higgins Clarke style books in English


  • Heley, Veronica author of the Ellie Quicke series.


  • Helton, Peter author of the Chris Honeysett series set in Bath.


  • Henderson, Lauren author of the Sam Jones novels, check out this unusual site!


  • Henke, Paul thriller writer in the Clancy mould.


  • Hettche, Thomas (in German)


  • Hewson, David author of several non-UK based mysteries, most recently a series in Italy.


  • Higgins, Jack unofficial site for the author of "The Eagle Has Landed".


  • Hill, Reginald author of the Dalziel and Pascoe novels.


  • Hill, Susan best selling author (eg Woman in Black) has recently switched to the crime genre.


  • Hill, Kaye C author of 'Dead Woman's Shoes' starring "rebellious sleuth Lexy Lomax".


  • Hinchcliffe, Sally author of 'Out of a Clear Sky' (2008).


  • Hines, Joanna who switched to crime (genre) in 2001.


  • Holden, Taylor author of 'The Sense of Paper'.


  • Holland, Nick myspace site for his debut novel, 'The Girl on the Bus'.


  • Holmes, Rupert composer and author, his latest book 'The Musician's Daughter' is set in 1940s San Francisco.


  • Holmes, Andrew author of 'Sleb', '64 Clarke' and in 2007, 'Rain Dogs and Love Cats'.


  • Holms, Joyce author of the Fizz and Buchanan novels set in Edinburgh.


  • Holt, Hazel author of the cozy Sheila Malory series.


  • Horton, Lesley author of a series set in Bradford featuring Detective Inspector John Handford & DS Khalid Ali.


  • Howell, Lis has written three murder mystery novels set in the media world and a new series beginning with 'The Flower Arranger at All Saints' (newspaper article).


  • Hughes, Declan author of the Ed Loy series set in Ireland.


  • Humphreys, C C actor and novelist of five historical crime novels.


  • Hunt, Arlene her first book came out in 2004 - 'Vicious Circle' set in the underworld of Dublin.


  • Hunt, Stephen author of the fantasy-adventure 'The Court of the Air' (2007).


  • Hurley, Graham writes a police procedural series set in Portsmouth.


  • Hutson, Shaun writes in the horror genre but his new book, 'Dying Words' appears to be more of a crime novel.


  • Indridason, Arnaldur Iceland's leading crime writer.


  • Ison, Graham author of many police procedurals.


  • Izzo, Jean Claude le site officiel de Jean Claude Izzo.


  • Jackson, Lee/L M and his Victorian Dictionary site.


  • Jackson, Steve debut author of 2006's 'The Mentor' introducing MI6 agent, Paul Aston.


  • Jakeman, Jane author of the historical Lord Ambrose series, several books set in France and two books featuring Claude Monet.


  • James, P D a short biography and bibliography for the Baroness.


  • James, Russell very noir!


  • James, Bill an interview with him, conducted in November 2004.


  • James, Peter horror writer who now writes the Roy Grace series set in Brighton.


  • Jardine, Quintin author of two series set in Scotland.


  • Jecks, Michael the master of the medieval murder mystery.


  • Jego, Yves & Lepee, Denis authors of 'The Sun King Rises' (NB. site is in French)


  • Jenkins, Rebecca author of 'The Duke's Agent' the first in a Regency series, reprinted by Quercus in 2008.


  • Jensen, Liz author of five novels in various genres. Her latest is a crime novel, 'The Ninth Life of Louis Drax'.


  • Joensuu, Matti Yrjänä an interview with the Finnish author.


  • Joffrin, Laurent author of 'All That I Have'. (NB Site is in French)


  • John, Katherine writes a series featuring policeman, Trevor Joseph.


  • Johnson, Jason author of 'Woundlicker and 'Alina'.


  • Johnston, Paul author of the Quint Dalrymple and Alex Mavros series.


  • Jones, Tanya author of the Ophelia O series, one of which is a crime novel plus 'Girotondo', a contemporary crime novel set in Lucca.


  • Jonquet, Thierry author of Mygale/Tarantula (NB site is in French)


  • Joseph, Alison author of the Sister Agnes novels.


  • Judge, Michael wrote his first novel, Vintage Red (non-crime) aged 83.


  • Jungersen, Christian Danish author of The Exception (2006).


  • Jungstedt, Mari author of 'Unseen' and 'Unspoken'. (NB. Page is In Swedish.)


  • Kernick, Simon a notable newcomer whose 6th book, set in the seedier side of London, came out in 2007.


  • Kiely, David M author of 'The Angel Tapes' set in Ireland.


  • Kilduff, Paul writes financial thrillers.


  • King, Danny author of The Criminal's Diary series and a new series starting with 'Milo's Marauders'.


  • Kjaerstad, Jan Norwegian author of 'The Seducer' , 'The Conqueror' and 'The Discoverer' - a trilogy about Jonas Wergeland.


  • Knight, Alanna author of 50 books including the Victorian Inspector Faro series.


  • Knight, Bernard author of the historical Crowner John series.


  • Koning, Hans born in Amsterdam, now resides in America.


  • Krajewski, Marek official website for the author of the Eberhard Mock series. (NB in Polish).


  • La Plante, Lynda author of the 'Prime Suspect' tv series plus numerous other books and screenplays.


  • Lackberg, Camilla author of the Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck series.


  • Lake, Deryn author of the Georgian John Rawlings series.


  • Lalbeharry, Mark author of 'The Simian Curve' the first in a projected series featuring DCI Diane Cresson.


  • Langfield, Martin promotional page for his first novel, 'The Malice Box'.


  • Lanyon, Josh born in the UK but spent most of his life in the US. Author of the Adrien English series.


  • Larsson, Stieg author of the 'Millennium' trilogy, the first part appearing in English in January 2008.


  • Laurie, Hugh general page on the actor-comedian-writer.


  • Laws, Darren E author of Turtle Island and Tripping.


  • Lawton, John publisher's page for the author of the Frederick Troy series.


  • Le Carre, John the classic spywriter


  • Leather, Stephen author of nineteen thrillers, including five in the Dan Shepherd series.


  • Leclere, Eric author of "The Lost Son".


  • Lee, Kolton agent's page for the author of 'The Last Card'.


  • Lennon, Patrick new author of a series set in the Cambridgeshire Fens.


  • Leoni, Giulio author of The Third Heaven Conspiracy (apa The Mosaic Crimes) featuring Dante Alighieri


  • Levack, Simon author of the Aztec mysteries.


  • Lewis, Susan author of blockbusters which sometimes have a crime angle eg 'Wicked Beauty'.


  • Lewis, Robert his debut novel is 'Last Llanelli Train' a noir black comedy set in Bristol. The sequel, 'Swansea Terminal' is due out in 2007.


  • Lewis, Geoffrey author of the DI Russell series set in Northamptonshire.


  • Lewis, Kevin author of Kaitlyn (2006) and Frankie (2007).


  • Lewis, Damien Author, War Reporter, Adventurer . . .


  • Lewis, Simon author of a new series starring Chinese detective, Inspector Jian.


  • Lindsay, Douglas author of the Barney Thompson series of books 'with a ridiculously high body count, set in a male hairdressers'.


  • Littleford, Clare author of two Nottingham based books.


  • Lock, Joan author of the Victorian Detective Inspector Ernest Best series.


  • Lowe, Karen author of the gardening mystery, 'Death in the Physic Garden'.


  • Lucarelli, Carlo author of the Grazia Negro series and the Inspector De Luca trilogy (site is in Italian).


  • MacAlan, Peter also known as Peter Tremayne, author of the Sister Fidelma series.


  • MacBride, Stuart his blog. Scottish author of the acclaimed 'Cold Granite' (2005) and Dying Light (2006).


  • Macdonald, Marianne author of the Dido Hoare series, MM is Canadian but a long time resident of the UK


  • Macken, John agent's page for the author of the Reuben Maitland, forensic thriller series.


  • Macpherson, Ian author of the Bo Pett thrillers.


  • Magnan, Pierre author of 'The Murdered House'. The latest to be translated is 'The Messengers of Death'. (website is in French).


  • Magson, Adrian author of the series featuring investigative reporter Riley Gavin and former military cop Frank Palmer.


  • Maitland, Barry author of the Brock & Kolla detective series.


  • Maitland, Karen author of the medieval thriller, Company of Liars (2008).


  • Mankell, Henning author of the Kurt Wallander series set in Sweden.


  • Mann, Jessica author of twenty books.


  • Manotti, Dominique author of the Inspector Dacquin series, set in Paris (nb. website is in French).


  • Mara, Bernard thrice nominated for the Booker Prize, he wrote several thrillers in the 1950s.


  • Mariani, Scott his debut thriller is 'The Fulcanelli Manuscript'.


  • Marinina, Alexandra Russian crime author.


  • Marklund, Liza Swedish crime author of the Annika Bengtzon series with four novels translated into English, so far.


  • Marrin, Minette columnist for the Sunday Times and author of a thriller, 'The Eye of the Beholder'.


  • Marshall, Michael author of the series which started with 'The Straw Men'.


  • Marshall-Andrews, Bob the Labour Member for Parliament for Medway and now crime fiction author.


  • Marston, Edward/A E the official website for this master of the historical novel.


  • Martellas, Maureen author of the romantic-comedy-crime series featuring PI Annie McHugh


  • Martin, Julia Wallis/J Wallis author of four standalone novels.


  • Masters, Priscilla author of the DI Joanna Piercy novels and several medical crime novels.


  • Masterton, Graham author of lots of horror novels as well as several thrillers and has begun a new series featuring Sissy Sawyer, fortune teller.


  • Mathews, Adrian author of three thrillers, the latest, out in 2005, is 'The Apothecary's House'.


  • May, Peter author of six China thrillers and has begun a new series set in France.


  • McAllister, John author of the thriller, 'Line of Flight'.


  • McAuley, Paul author of SF/Crime thrillers, the latest, 'Players', is out Feb 2007.


  • McCaffrey, K T writes the series featuring investigative journalist Emma Boylan


  • McCarthy, Keith author of the Helena Flemming and John Eisenmenger series.


  • McClure, Ken author of nineteen medical thrillers including the Dr Steven Dunbar series.


  • McCoy, Ken author of the Mad Carew series.


  • McDermid, Val/V.L. multi series author and award winner for A Place of Execution.


  • McDermott, Andy author of 'The Hunt for Atlantis' and 'The Tomb of Hercules'.


  • McDougall, Sophia author of 'Romanitas' and 'Rome Burning'.


  • McDowall, Iain currently has written 5 books in a police procedural series set in 'Crowby'.


  • McGilloway, Brian author of 'Borderlands' featuring Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin.


  • McGown, Jill late author of the Lloyd and Hill series.


  • McGregor, Rafe author of the Inspector Jackson series of novellas.


  • McIlvanney, William twice winner of the Silver Dagger for his Glasgow based, DI Laidlaw series.


  • McIntyre, Hope author of 'How to Seduce a Ghost' first in a new series featuring a ghostwriter.


  • McLeave, Hugh his latest book, 'Benchmark' is out in November 2006.


  • McLynn, Pauline author of the PI Leonora "Leo" Street trilogy, set in Dublin.


  • McNab, Andy former member of the SAS, now a best selling thriller writer.


  • McNeir, Leo author of the series of crime novels with a waterways setting.


  • McPherson, Catriona her series features Dandy Gilver, society sleuth in 1920s Scotland.


  • Meikle, William author of the Midnight Eye Files featuring Glasgow PI Derek Adams.


  • Miles, Keith also known as Edward Marston.


  • Millar, Cormac has a series set in Dublin featuring Seamus Joyce.


  • Mina, Denise author of the Garnethill trilogy and the Paddy Meehan series..


  • Ming, Wu - Wu Ming means 'no name' - and therefore 'anonymous' - in Mandarin Chinese. The five members of the Wu Ming Foundation live in Bologna.


  • Minhinnick, Robert Welsh poet whose debut book, Sea Holly was published in 2007.


  • Mitchell, Dreda Say winner of the Crime Writers Association's John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award in 2005


  • Monbrun, Estelle author of 'Murder Chez Proust'.


  • Monroe, Grace author of the Brodie McClennan series set in Edinburgh.


  • Montalban, Manuel Vazquez the late Spanish author of the Pepe Carvalho series.


  • Moody, Susan author of the Penny Wanawake series and also the Cassandra Swann books.


  • Moore, Donna her debut best selling novel is out in 2006.


  • Morgan, Fidelis author of Restoration mysteries.


  • Morgan, Richard authior of SF thrillers which began with 'Altered Carbon' in 2002.


  • Morgellyn, Anne author of two books featuring Louise Moon - mortuary technician.


  • Morris, Roger/R N author of 'Taking Comfort' and 'A Gentle Axe'.


  • Morson, Ian creater of the William Falconer novels.


  • Mortimer, John author of the Rumpole series.


  • Mosby, Steve author of 'The Third Person' and 'The Cutting Crew'.


  • Mostert, Natasha has written two crime novels and her latest is a gothic thriller.


  • Mountain, Fiona author of a new series featuring an ancestor detective.


  • Mullan, Pat thriller writer.


  • Murphy, Margaret author of eight (mostly) non series psychological crime novels.


  • Myers, Amy author of the Auguste Didier, Chef, series and more recently the Marsh and Daughter cold-case series.


  • Nabb, Magdalen late author of the Florence based, Marshal Guarnaccia series.


  • Nagle, Paul author of the thriller, 'Ironic' (Oct. 2008).


  • Napier, Bill author of several thrillers.


  • Navarro, Julia Spanish author of 'The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud'.


  • Nelder, Geoff author of 'Escaping Reality' a "humorous thriller based in Northern Britain and Amsterdam".


  • Nesbo, Jo author of the Harry Hole series set in Oslo.


  • Newland, Courttia author of two crime novels set on the Greenside Estate in West London plus two detective books featuring PI Ervine James.


  • Nichol, John Gulf War veteran (autobiography is 'Tornado Down') and thriller writer.


  • Noort, Saskia official website but NB is mostly in Dutch.


  • Norman, Hilary international best seller in several genres.


  • North, Sam author of 'The Velvet Rooms'.


  • O'Brien, Maureen Dr Who sidekick and author of the DI Bright series.


  • O'Brien, Martin former Travel Editor of Vogue, has begun a series featuring French policeman Jacquot.


  • O'Connor, Gemma Irish author of six novels.


  • O'Flynn, Catherine the author's blog.


  • O'Reilly, Victor author of the Hugo Fitzduane thriller series.


  • Oliver, Marina a romance writer whose latest book (A Cut Above the Rest) is a crime novel.


  • Orford, Margie author of the Dr Clare Hart series set in Cape Town.


  • Park, David author of 'The Truth Commissioner'.


  • Parks, Tim author of a dozen novels including two crime novels set in Italy.


  • Parsons, Julie - a very brief biography.


  • Pauvert, Olivier a brief biography and a link to his first novel, Noir.


  • Pavlou, Stel the scriptwriter for Samuel L Jackson's movie, The 51st State and author of two thrillers.


  • Pawson, Stuart author of the Charlie Priest series set in Yorkshire.


  • Peace, David author of the Red Riding Quartet.


  • Peel, Colin D thriller writer who now lives in New Zealand.


  • Pelletier, Chantal author of 'Goat Song' (site is in French).


  • Pennac, Daniel author of the Malaussene quintet.


  • Pepper, Andrew debut author of 'The Last Days of Newgate' featuring Pyke, a Bow Street Runner.


  • Perez-Reverte, Arturo author of the Capatain Alatriste series plus a number of standalones such as 'The Flanders Panel'.


  • Perry, Anne creater of the Victorian novels featuring William Monk and Thomas and Charlotte Pitt.


  • Peters, Ellis a fan site covering the Brother Cadfael series.


  • Phillips, Mike author of the Sam Dean series.


  • Pirie, David author of three novels featuring Arthur Conan Doyle.


  • Poulson, Christine writes the Cassandra James series set in academia in Cambridge.


  • Power, M S his latest and nineteenth book is 'Vengeance'


  • Pryce, Malcolm author of Aberystwyth noir.


  • Purser, Ann author of the Lois Meade cosy series.


  • Quigley, Sheila author of the Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt series.


  • Quinnell, A J late author of many adventure/thriller books including a series featuring 'Creasy' an ex-mercenary.


  • Radcliffe, Zane publisher's biography of the author of 'The Killer's Guide to Iceland'.


  • Radford, Mark author of two thrillers: 'Early Memory' and 'Game of Justice'.


  • Ramsay, Caro author of 'Absolution'.


  • Rankin, Ian creater of the acclaimed and televised Rebus series.


  • Rann, Sue her first crime novel is 'Looking for Mr Nobody' but she also writes SF under the name Mercy Falconer.


  • Rayne, Sarah under this pseudonym, the author has written five novels.


  • Readett, Gerard author of 'Roadworks' a thriller set in 2022 Brussels.


  • Reah, Danuta author of psychological thrillers set in South Yorkshire.


  • Redmond, Patrick author of four psychological thrillers.


  • Reed, Mary and Mayer, Eric authors of the John the Eunuch novels.


  • Rees, Matt Benyon author of 'The Collaborator of Bethlehem' featuring teacher Omar Yussef.


  • Regan, Linda actress and crime writer with her debut 'Behind You!' out in Sep 2006.


  • Rendell, Ruth author of the long running Chief Inspector Wexford series.


  • Rhea, Nicholas the man who inspired 'Heartbeat'.


  • Richardson, Robert a short biography, plus bibliography, on his agent's page.


  • Rickards, John a freelance journalist living in England and author of the Alex Rourke series set in the US.


  • Rickman, Phil author of the Rev. Merrily Watkins series.


  • Ridpath, Michael best selling author of six financial thrillers. His new series features a bond trader who is an ex fighter pilot.


  • Rifkind, Hugo debut author of 'Overexposure'.


  • Ripley, Mike an article on the 'Angel' books.


  • Roberts, David author of the Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne series set in the 1930s.


  • Roberts, Jenny author of the Cameron McGill series, settings include Amsterdam, Hull and Manchester.


  • Roberts, Barrie author of a number of Sherlock Holmes stories and a series featuring a West Midlands lawyer.


  • Roberts, Michael Symmons his debut novel, 'Patrick's Alphabet' was out in 2006.


  • Robinson, Peter the Canada based but Yorkshire bred, author of the Insp. Banks series.


  • Robotham, Michael author of 'The Suspect', 'Lost', 'The Night Ferry' and 'Shatter'.


  • Rowlands, Betty author of Cotswold set mysteries.


  • Rowson, Pauline author of marine mysteries set near Portsmouth.


  • Royle, Nicholas author of 'Antwerp'.


  • Russell, Craig author of 'Blood Eagle', 'Brother Grimm' and 'Eternal' in the Hamburg detective Jan Fabel series.


  • Russell, Leigh author of a new series starring DI Geraldine Steel - author's blog about getting published.


  • Rustage, Alan author of the Inspector Blackstone series.


  • Ryan, Denise author of six books including three about criminal law solicitor Shannon Flinder.


  • Ryan, Rob/Robert also writes WW2-era novels as Robert Ryan.


  • Sabatini, Rafael author of swashbucklers which produced the films: The Sea Hawk, Scaramouche, and Captain Blood, as well as other novels.


  • Sampson, Catherine writes a series featuring Robin Ballantyne, tv reporter.


  • Scarrow, Simon author of 6 books so far in a 40ADish Roman setting.


  • Scarrow, Alex author of the thrillers, 'A Thousand Suns' and 'Last Light'.


  • Scheen, Kjersti an interview with the Norwegian author of 'Final Curtain'.


  • Schenkel, Andrea Maria author of The Murder Farm.


  • Scott, Manda author of the Kellen Stewart series and now Boudica!


  • Setterfield, Diane author of 'The Thirteenth Tale'.


  • Seymour, Gerald his best-selling writing career began with 'Harry's Game' in 1975.


  • Sharp, Zoe author of the Charlie Fox series of novels.


  • Sheers, Owen a poet whose debut author, 'Resistance', is out in 2007.


  • Sierra, Javier author of 'The Secret Supper'.


  • Sigurdardottir, Yrsa Icelandic author, has a two book deal with Hodder.


  • Simms, Chris author of the Det. Jon Spicer series set in Manchester.


  • Simons, Paullina born in Russia she now lives in the US and is the best selling author of 'Tatiana and Alexander'. She has also written two crime thrillers, 'Red Leaves' and 'Eleven Hours'


  • Sington, Philip author of Zoia's Gold.


  • Sjöwall, Maj & Wahlöö, Per Swedish husband and wife team who created the Martin Beck series.


  • Slade, Nicola author of the historical mystery 'Murder Most Welcome' published May 2008.


  • Slovo, Gillian South African born she has lived in England since 1964. Her first novel, Morbid Symptoms in 1984 began a series of crime fiction featuring female detective Kate Baeier.


  • Smith, Alexander McCall author of the Mma Ramotswe series and a second series featuring Isabel Dalhousie.


  • Smith, Joan a very, very short biography of the author of the Loretta Lawson mysteries.


  • Smith, Carol author of eleven psychological thrillers.


  • Smith, Nick links to the blog of the author of two feline PI novels.


  • Smith, Tom Rob author of 'Child 44' published in March 2008.


  • Solana, Teresa author of 'The Not So Perfect Crime' to be published by Bitter Lemon Press in 2008.


  • Sole, Linda author of the 1920s 'Justice' series featuring actress Sarah Beaufort.


  • Somer, Mehmet Murat interview with the author on the Euro Crime blog.


  • Somoza, Jose Carlos author of the Dagger winning 'The Athenian Murders'.


  • Sorokin, Vladimir Russian author of 'Ice'.


  • Southey, Roz author of 'Broken Harmony' the first in a series featuring Charles Patterson, an impoverished musician in 18th century Newcastle upon Tyne.


  • Spedding, Sally author's titles include 'Cloven', 'Wringland', 'Night With No Stars' and 'Prey Silence'.


  • Spencer, Sally author of several police procedural series under several names.


  • Spindler, Christine German author of the Inspector Terry mysteries.


  • Spindler, Chris & Wiesner, Karen co-authoring the Wisconsin set Falcon's Bend mystery series.


  • Spurrier, Simon the author's first crime novel, 'Contract' will be available to download from this site for a limited period (from 24th May)


  • Staalesen, Gunnar author of the Varg Veum series, a Norwegian Philip Marlowe.


  • Stacey, Lyndon author of thrillers with a horse-racing theme.


  • Staincliffe, Cath author of the Manchester based Sal Kilkenny and Blue Murder series.


  • Stallwood, Veronica author of the Oxford set, Kate Ivory series.


  • Stanley, Mary author of several novels including some crime fiction - 'Revenge' and 'Missing'.


  • Starling, Boris author of four thrillers, including the lauded 'Vodka'.


  • Stein, Joe writes a series featuring "ex-boxer turned bodyguard Garron".


  • Storm, Carl author of 'A Mighty Fine Way to Live and Die'.


  • Strong, Tony author of four stand alone psychological thrillers.


  • Suskind, Patrick author of the best-selling 'Perfume'.


  • Sussman, Paul a short biography from his agent's page.


  • Sutton, William author of 'The Worms of Euston Square' featuring Campbell Lawless a young Scottish policeman, working in Victorian London.


  • Swain, Michael J author of the 'raunchy, racy, fast paced romp across Europe' that is 'Robbery at the Face'.


  • Tallis, Frank author of a series of psychoanalytic thrillers set in Freud's Vienna.


  • Taylor, Andrew author of the Lydmouth books, the Roth trilogy and the award winning "The American Boy".


  • Taylor, Alison G author of the Wales based DCI Michael McKenna novels.


  • Teigeler, Piet author of the Antwerp Carpentier and Dewit series and some stand alone crime novels. (site in Flemish)


  • The Mulgray Twins authors of No Suspicious Circumstances and Under Suspicion.


  • Thomas, Scarlett author of 3 Lily Pascale novels before mostly turning away from the genre.


  • Thomas, Edwin author of the Lt. Martin Jerrold series.


  • Thomas, Craig Welsh author who probably started the techno-thriller genre.


  • Thomson, Lesley author of Seven Miles from Sydney and A Kind of Vanishing.


  • Thomson, June publisher's details.


  • Timlin, Mark author of the Nick Sharman series.


  • Tolkien, Simon crime novelist and grandson of JRR Tolkien.


  • Tope, Rebecca author of three series, featuring protagonists Den Cooper, Devon police detective and Drew Slocombe, Undertaker and now a Cotswold cozy series featuring Thea Osbourne, House Sitter.


  • Towning, Andrew MySpace site for the author of The Constantine Legacy.


  • Tremayne, Peter author of the Sister Fidelma mysteries, set mainly in Ireland during the mid-seventh century AD.


  • Trow, M J author of the Maxwell series and the continuing adventures of Inspector Lestrade.


  • Turner, Jann born in France to South African parents, author of two crime-related novels set in South Africa.


  • Twining, James author of a new series featuring an art thief.


  • Tyler, L C author of The Herring Seller's Apprentice.


  • van der Vlugt, Simone Dutch author of The Reunion (published in Australia April 2008).


  • Vargas, Fred author of the Commissaire Adamsberg series. NB site is in French.


  • Vine, Barbara Ruth Rendell's other writing name.


  • Waddell, Dan author of a new series featuring Genealogist Nigel Barnes.


  • Wagner, Jan Costin German author of 'Ice Moon' set in Finland. Published in English in 2006.


  • Waites, Martyn a brief biography with bibliography from his agent's page.


  • Wakling, Christopher author of 'On Cape Three Points'.


  • Walker, Sue author of The Reunion, The Reckoning and The Dead Pool.


  • Walsh, Jill Paton author who completed Dorothy L Sayers' Thrones, Dominations and A Presumption of Death. She also writes the Imogen Quy series.


  • Walters, Minette the queen of the psychological crime novel.


  • Walters, Guy author of four thrillers about the 1940s.


  • Walters, Michael the author of "a series of crime thrillers set in modern-day Mongolia".


  • Walton, Jo author of the alternative history 'cozy' series, beginning with 'Farthing' (2006).


  • Waters, Paul author of the historical adventure, 'Of Merchants and Heroes' set in 3 BC.


  • Watkins, Paul author of 'The Forger' and several Booker prize nominated novels.


  • Weeks, Lee


  • Wells, Shirley author of 'Into the Shadows' set in the Lancashire Pennines.


  • West, Christopher author of four novels set in China featuring Inspector Wang.


  • White, Michael author of 'Equinox'.


  • White, Neil author of 'Fallen Idols'


  • Whitehead, Barbara author of the 'York Cycle of Mysteries'.


  • Whiteley, Aliya author of Light Reading (Macmillan New Writing series).


  • Whitfield, Kit author of Bareback/Benighted a SF-Crime hybrid.


  • Wignall, Kevin Belgian born author of four crime novels, so far.


  • Williams, David Simon Brett's obituary for the author of the Mark Treasure, and Inspector Parry Series.


  • Williams, Charlie author of "the trilogy" set in the backwoods English town of Mangel.


  • Williams, Nicola a short biography of the author of 'Without Prejudice'.


  • Wilson, Laura author of excellent psychological crime novels.


  • Winspear, Jacqueline author of the Maisie Dobbs series.


  • Wishart, David author of a historical crime series featuring Roman Marcus Corvinus.


  • Wolstencroft, David author of 'Good News, Bad News' and Contact Zero set in the world of espionage.


  • Wood, Simon a Brit now living in California.


  • Woodcraft, Elizabeth author of two crime novels featuring London barrister Frankie Richmond.


  • Woods, James Garcia author of the Inspector Ruiz Mysteries.


  • Worrall, Mark a Chelsea Fan who's just written a crime novel - Blue Murder: Chelsea Till I Die.


  • Young, Felicity European born but has lived in Australia since 1976, her series features Perth based DS Stevie Hooper.


  • Young, Robyn author of the Brethren Trilogy which spans the last decades of the Crusades.


  • Zafon, Carlos Ruiz a Spanish literary sensation after the release of his first book for adults.


  • Zaremba, Eve author of the Helen Keremos series.


  • Zeh, Juli author of 'Eagles and Angels' published in English in 2003. (Website in German)



AUTHOR GROUPS
  • Hazard Warning comprises Clare Littleford, Rod Duncan and Sally Spedding who perform "three inter-connected monologues that follow a Halloween journey from urban Nottingham to rural Northants".


  • LadyKillers a collection of four women crime writers: Lesley Horton, Priscilla Masters, Danuta Reah and Zoë Sharp.


  • Medieval Murderers, The are Mike Jecks, Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Ian Morson and Philip Gooden.


  • The Murder Squad a collection of northern England crime writers: John Baker, Chaz Brenchley, Ann Cleeves, Martin Edwards, Margaret Murphy, Stuart Pawson and Cath Staincliffe.


  • The Secrets of Crime a collection of British crime authors: Bill James, Russell James, Gillian Linscott, Iain McDowall, Priscilla Masters, Phil Rickman, Rosemary Rowe, Betty Rowlands and Rebecca Tope.


  • The Unusual Suspects who are ...Natasha Cooper, Manda Scott, Michelle Spring, Andrew Taylor and Laura Wilson.



CLASSIC AUTHORS
  • Allain, Marcel & Souvestre, Pierre creators of Fantomas.


  • Allingham, Margery author of the Campion series.


  • Ambler, Eric biography and bibliography.


  • Blake, Nicholas also known as Cecil Day-Lewis.


  • Bonett, Emery she also co-wrote with her husband as John and Emery Bonett.


  • Bowers, Dorothy author of five books, four of which feature Inspector Dan Pardoe. Being reissued by Rue Morgue Press.


  • Bramah, Ernest creator of the adventurer stories of Kai Lung and the short stories featuring blind detective Max Carrados.


  • Brooks, Edwy Searles "his published words amount to about 40 millions, which is equivalent to 800 50,000 word novels".


  • Buchan, John author of the 'Thirty-Nine Steps'.


  • Cannan, Joanna Rue Morgue Press have reprinted both of her novels featuring Det. Insp. Guy Northeast.


  • Canning, Victor author of 35 thrillers.


  • Carr, Glyn excellent bio from Rue Morgue Press.


  • Carter, Philip Youngman husband of Margery Allingham and author of two Campion novels.


  • Charteris, Leslie author of The Saint books.


  • Chesterton, G K author of the Father Brown books.


  • Christie, Agatha Web Companion.


  • Christie, Agatha (2) AGATHA CHRISTIE.NET a comprehensive website - The Icelandic Homepage!.


  • Christie, Agatha (3) the official online home of the Queen of Crime.


  • Coggin, Joan her books are being republished by Rue Morgue Press.


  • Collins, Wilkie the author of possibly the first detective novel.


  • Crispin, Edmund author of the Gervase Fen novels.


  • Daniel, Glyn author of two detective movels featuring a Cambridge Don and reprinted recently (publisher's webpage).


  • Dillon, Eilís Irish author of 3 detective stories in the 1950s


  • Donovan, Dick the pseudonym used by Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock, whose Dick Donovan character predated Sherlock Holmes.


  • Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan one of many sites devoted to this famous creator of Sherlock Holmes.


  • Dudley, Ernest obituary in The Times, he was "best known as the creator of the psychiatrist-sleuth Dr Morelle and as the host of the radio series Armchair Detective in the 1940s and 1950s."


  • Durbridge, Francis author of the Paul Temple series.


  • Farrer, Katherine author of a trilogy of books written in the 1950s and featuring Inspector Richard Ringwood. Being reissued by Rue Morgue Press.


  • Fleming, Ian author of the 'James Bond' series.


  • Ford, Elbur is better known as Victoria Holt and/or Jean Plaidy. She wrote four crime novels in the 1950s under this pseudonym.


  • Freeman, R Austin author of the Dr John Thorndyke series.


  • Garve, Andrew author of over forty thrillers.


  • Hall, Adam the unofficial site for the Quiller books, films etc.


  • Hamilton, Patrick author of 'Hangover Square', recently republished by Europa Editions.


  • Heyer, Georgette a popular regency romance writer who also wrote a dozen crime novels.


  • Hornung, E W bibliography of the author of the 'Raffles' series.


  • Household, Geoffrey author of 'Rogue Male'.


  • Hunter, Alan obituary for the author of the George Gently series.


  • Innes, Michael author of the Sir John Appleby series.


  • Janson, Hank - new website but with some broken links.


  • Kaye, M M author of the evocative 'Death in' series as well as The Far Pavilions.


  • Kersh, Gerald author of Night And The City and hundreds of short stories.


  • Lang, Maria prolific Swedish mystery writer in the Agatha Christie style.


  • Leroux, Gaston author of many detective stories including 'The Mystery of the Yellow Room'.


  • Lorac, E C R Golden Age writer who also wrote as Carol Carnac.


  • Macdonald, Philip author of 'The List of Adrian Messenger'.


  • Malet, Leo author of the Nestor Burma series set in Paris, written between the 1940s and 1980s.


  • Marsh, Ngaio author of the Roderick Alleyn mysteries.


  • Marsh, Ngaio (2) a website about her home as well as other information.


  • Masterman, J C author of two crime novels set in an imaginary Oxford college.


  • McCabe, Cameron German author of six crime novels written in English including 'The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor' a "detective story to end detective stories" according to Julian Symons.


  • Milne, A A author of 'The Red House Mystery' as well as Winnie-the-Pooh stories.


  • Mitchell, Gladys a tribute site to the author of the Mrs Bradley series.


  • Rabe, Peter born in Germany as Peter Rabinowitsch in 1921, immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 to escape the Nazis. Later wrote hardboiled/noir novels.


  • Rohmer, Sax author of the legendary 'Fu Manchu' series.


  • Roth, Joseph Austrian author of 'Confession of a Murderer'.


  • Sarsfield, Maureen author of two mysteries written in the 1940s. (Rue Morgue Press site)


  • Sayers, Dorothy L creator of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane.


  • Simenon, Georges an excellent guide to the author's best known creation, Inspector Maigret.


  • Tey, Josephine author of the fascinating "The Daughter of Time". (Richard III Society Page)


  • van Gulik, Robert author of the Judge Dee mysteries.




last updated 11/05/2008 12:42