I have a great group of people who post comments to the blog, which i love to read. In addition, you can also check out the authors books listed in the mystery genres below. Here youll find hardboiled and suspenseful crime fiction, as well as mystery novels from some of literatures best detective writers, such as agatha christie. I discovered dennis lehane through his psychological thriller.
There are many ways to measure the quality of a crime novel, a mystery. An encyclopedia of leading women characters in mystery fiction. This is a list of bestselling fiction authors to date, in any language. Books and authors 2,951 books and movies 200 childrens literature 1,375 classroom picks 44 graphic novels 112 inside booklist 154 libraries 150 mystery fiction 141 romance 89 young adult 446. I hope that my chronological listing of these authors mystery books helps you to find a favorite author or two of your own. The sunday times 50 best crime and thriller books dead good. We looked at top mystery novels from the mystery writers of america, publishers weekly, and goodreads highest rated mysteries of all time. The mysterious affair at styles by agatha christie. Welcome to fantastic fiction search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information join our 99,999 members. Fiction nonfiction childrens books classics cooking historical. Many of these authors may also overlap with authors of crime fiction, mystery fiction, or thriller fiction.
The top 100 mystery novels of all time mystery writers of. Never miss a new book by your favorite author again. The twelve are awardwinning and bestselling authors writing across the boundaries of thriller, mystery, horror and crime. Top authors science fiction, fantasy and horror mystery and thriller romance general fiction young adult and childrens fiction all genres search for author book series. Natsuo kirino is a japanese mystery writer who writes novels in the hardboiled detective tradition, but what sets her work apart from other. Science fiction, fantasy and horror mystery and thriller romance general fiction young adult and childrens fiction all genres. Natsuo kirino is a japanese mystery writer who writes novels in. Connected by a love of intriguing characters, factpaced writing and edge of your seat tension, you can find out more on the twelve authors below. Legally licensed ebooks in pdf, epub, kindle formats. These are the cozy mystery book authors whose last names begin with a.
Books nbytes is a book and author information site. Sara gran is known as an authors author, and the whole mystery. Paula mclain is an american author of historical fiction including the paris wife, love and ruin, and circling the sun. Carolyn keene, author of nancy drew series of novels. Ami mckay is a canadian author of historical fiction including the birth house, the virgin cure, and the witches of new york.
While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. We specialize in mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and romance books and authors. Its possible that, after dashiell hammett and raymond chandler, no other author has had as much influence on the way wouldbe tough guys punctuate their crime fiction. In 1994 she was writing for harpercollins and writing mainstream suspenseromance.
Welcome to abebooks collections of crime fiction and mystery novels, a seedy underworld of thrillers and murder mysteries where detectives, sleuths and private eyes are on the case. Oh, and sometimes i get quite off cozy mystery topic on my blog. If i were being completely biased which i kind of am because this is my list. The best crime, thriller books and mystery books free online. New authors are added based on popularity and readers requests. Mystery sequels is a resource site for all mystery series, thrillers, and suspense book fans who enjoy reading the series books in order. The curious case of the hemingway macguffin ernest hemingway may not have written mystery fiction, but you can blame him for a lot of it.
For those looking for more of a clean mystery, that truly focuses on the mystery these authors might be right up your alley. List of british crime writers list of scandinavian crime writers including finland and iceland. This entry solidifies harts position as a topnotch historical mystery author. Discover gripping crime fiction, cozy mysteries, detective novels, police stories, and more pageturning books you wont be able to put down. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or cowritten by an. Terri hasnt always been a christian suspense author. Top writers choose their perfect crime books the guardian. Mystery fiction first made its mark in the 1800s, with edgar allan poe and his character le chevalier c. The sunday times has pulled together the best 50 crime and thriller novels of the past. The mystery authors page is useful if you know the name of a series e. Whether you tend toward the stephen kingesque thriller novel side of the shelf.
For the latest books, recommendations, offers and more. Lifeway offers a variety of christian mystery and suspense books to keep you on the edge of your seat. If youd like to see a favorite mystery author on the. Jack reacher, but it has momentarily failed you who the author is, or youre simply interested in learning about new authors you want to start catching up to. Common knowledge book awards the top 100 mystery novels of all time mystery writers of america. Set in 18thcentury china, the superb third novel featuring librarian li du centers on the double murder of a factory owner and his wife. The top 100 mystery novels of all time mystery writers of america. Mystery fiction needs a puzzle to solve or dilemma to resolve. Cozy mystery list a guide to cozy mystery and other. Terri has been writing books since she was 25 years old. The mystery genre has been around for over two centuries, with pioneers like sir arthur conan doyle, wilkie collins, edgar allan poe and g. Books n bytes mystery and science fiction book and. Enter a thrilling world of suspense with our wide selection of mystery and crime books. We are starting to include some computer and military books.
I have added a few authors who write nonfiction, and also a few authors who write noncozy books. James patterson is perhaps one of the best known names in modern literature having sold over 300 million copies of his books and achieving the guinness world record and the new york times record for most bestselling hardcover fiction titles by a single author including 19 consecutive no. Gone girl by gillian flynn, the girl on the train by paula hawkins, the girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson, t. His plot includes all the basics that you would need to get indulged into a mystery novel. Yes, hes the steve allen who hosted the tonight show before jay leno, and even before johnny carson.
From don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest non fiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Use the alphabetical author and character links above or. You might be surprised to see steve allen included on this list. The 10 best mystery authors of all time tana french. Five recommended authors of christian suspensemystery. Are these books literary fiction or mystery fiction. Christian mystery books christian suspense authors lifeway.
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