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435:(born 1935) (pseudonyms: Martin Carroll, Carole Kerr, Belle Jackson)
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1878:(pseudonym for Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig) (1908–1957)
1740:(pseudonym for sisters Kelly Nichols and Kristy Montee)
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1811:(wrote under pseudonym Genevieve Holden, 1919–2007)
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2290:List of female detective characters
826:Elizabeth Fenwick and E. P. Fenwick
1890:(pseudonym: J.D. Robb) (born 1950)
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2285:List of thriller authors
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1192:Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
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79:Carolina Garcia-Aguilera
2280:List of mystery writers
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656:Dorothy Salisbury Davis
1894:Lynda Suzanne Robinson
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1127:Frances Noyes Hart
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1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
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1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1215:Wendy Hornsby
1213:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1145:Sylvia Haymon
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1091:Sophie Hannah
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1073:Patricia Hall
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1051:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1033:Martha Grimes
1031:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
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1001:
998:
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989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
973:Alison Gordon
971:
968:
965:
962:
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935:
933:
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927:
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921:
918:
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902:Celia Fremlin
900:
897:
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891:
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884:Anthea Fraser
882:
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873:
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868:
865:
862:
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856:
853:
851:
848:
845:
844:Gillian Flynn
842:
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836:
833:
830:
827:
824:
822:
819:
816:
815:Diane Fanning
813:
810:
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789:
787:
784:
781:
778:
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774:Kerstin Ekman
772:
769:
766:
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751:
748:
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742:
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736:
733:
732:June Drummond
730:
728:
727:Eileen Dreyer
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
709:Joanne Dobson
707:
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662:Lindsey Davis
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622:
619:
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613:
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607:
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595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
582:Frances Crane
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
567:
566:Frances Cowen
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
550:
547:
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543:Margaret Coel
541:
538:
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532:
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516:
513:
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507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
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475:) (1936–2019)
474:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
433:Margaret Carr
431:
428:
425:
422:
421:Bernice Carey
419:
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398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
373:Fiona Buckley
371:
368:
365:
362:
361:Edna Buchanan
359:
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272:
271:Suzanne Blanc
269:
266:
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260:
257:
254:
253:Lauren Beukes
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
238:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
213:Belinda Bauer
211:
209:
208:Lynne Barrett
206:
203:
200:
197:
194:
191:
188:
185:
182:
179:
178:Marian Babson
176:
173:
172:Bunty Avieson
170:
167:
164:
161:
160:Kate Atkinson
158:
155:
152:
149:
148:Sarah Andrews
146:
144:
143:Donna Andrews
141:
139:
136:
134:
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128:
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101:
98:
95:
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77:
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69:) (1892–1982)
68:
64:
63:Carolyn Keene
61:(pseudonyms:
60:
57:
55:
54:Deborah Adams
52:
49:
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43:
40:
39:
34:
30:
26:
22:
17:
2249:L. R. Wright
2225:Anne Wingate
2219:Laura Wilson
2207:Kate Wilhelm
2167:Penny Warner
2144:Elaine Viets
2074:Mary Stewart
1958:Mabel Seeley
1888:Nora Roberts
1870:Ruth Rendell
1864:Helen Reilly
1858:Kathy Reichs
1835:Ellen Raskin
1791:Ellis Peters
1773:Louise Penny
1762:Joanne Pence
1750:Phyllis Paul
1744:Barbara Paul
1708:Kelly Oliver
1553:Claire McNab
1523:Val McDermid
1511:Helen McCloy
1463:Jessica Mann
1416:)(1896–1963)
1350:Lori L. Lake
1320:Elsa Klensch
1291:Susan Kandel
1221:Linda Howard
1204:Liz Holliday
1133:L. C. Hayden
1121:Carolyn Hart
1097:Karen Harper
1079:Lyn Hamilton
1050:(1927–2022)
1049:
949:Lisa Gardner
937:Menna Gallie
855:Karin Fossum
850:Elena Forbes
838:Joanne Fluke
791:Maggie Estep
780:Amelia Ellis
756:Susan Dunlap
744:Sarah Dunant
738:Stella Duffy
691:Vicki Delany
673:Janet Dawson
639:Denise Danks
594:Amanda Cross
549:Kate Collins
520:Judy Clemens
515:Jane Cleland
473:M. C. Beaton
471:(pseudonym:
463:Kate Charles
445:Vera Caspary
403:Dana Cameron
355:Alison Bruce
349:Sandra Brown
248:Carole Berry
219:Jean Bedford
196:Linda Barnes
190:Jo Bannister
138:Lin Anderson
133:Carmen Amato
42:Megan Abbott
21:dynamic list
15:
2263:(born 1930)
2261:Eve Zaremba
2257:(1924–2012)
2251:(1939–2001)
2245:(1922–1985)
2239:(born 1953)
2233:(born 1955)
2227:(1943–2021)
2221:(born 1964)
2209:(1928–2018)
2203:(1903–2008)
2197:(1846–1944)
2191:(born 1947)
2185:(1878–1961)
2163:(born 1949)
2157:(born 1942)
2151:(born 1964)
2149:Lucy Wadham
2138:Fred Vargas
2134:(1930–2006)
2128:(born 1954)
2122:(born 1954)
2116:(born 1942)
2109:P. J. Tracy
2105:(1933–2016)
2099:(1896–1952)
2093:(1909–1976)
2082:(born 1962)
2076:(1916–2014)
2070:(born 1988)
2064:(born 1959)
2062:Viveca Sten
2058:(born 1964)
2046:(born 1952)
2040:(born 1961)
2034:(1917–1964)
2032:Nancy Spain
2023:(born 1947)
2021:Sarah Smith
2017:(born 1944)
2015:Julie Smith
2011:(born 1953)
2004:April Smith
2000:(born 1971)
1988:Maj Sjöwall
1984:(born 1933)
1978:(born 1963)
1966:(1956–2007)
1960:(1903–1991)
1954:(born 1955)
1948:(born 1962)
1946:Manda Scott
1942:(born 1962)
1936:(1893–1957)
1929:Jane Rubino
1925:(born 1950)
1923:S. J. Rozan
1919:(born 1948)
1913:(1956–1998)
1902:(1912–1982)
1900:Audrey Roos
1896:(born 1951)
1884:(1876–1958)
1872:(1930–2015)
1866:(1891–1962)
1860:(born 1948)
1854:(born 1955)
1848:(born 1971)
1837:(1928–1984)
1830:Caro Ramsay
1817:(born 1941)
1805:(1841–1910)
1799:(born 1945)
1781:(1938–2023)
1775:(born 1958)
1769:(born 1969)
1767:Stef Penney
1758:(born 1977)
1752:(1903-1973)
1746:(born 1931)
1734:(born 1947)
1728:(born 1942)
1716:(1865–1947)
1710:(born 1958)
1704:(1926–2005)
1698:(born 1947)
1692:(born 1943)
1686:(born 1960)
1680:(1927–2003)
1674:(1918–2002)
1668:(born 1949)
1662:(born 1945)
1656:(1941–2020)
1650:(born 1940)
1639:(1947–2007)
1633:(born 1951)
1627:(born 1959)
1621:(born 1944)
1615:(1923–2000)
1609:(born 1973)
1603:(born 1940)
1601:Susan Moody
1597:(born 1924)
1595:Gwen Moffat
1591:(born 1960)
1585:(1901–1983)
1579:(born 1965)
1573:(born 1966)
1571:Denise Mina
1567:(1915–1994)
1561:(born 1948)
1555:(born 1940)
1537:(1947–2007)
1535:Jill McGown
1531:(1919–1985)
1525:(born 1955)
1519:(born 1948)
1513:(1904–1994)
1507:(born 1963)
1501:(born 1964)
1495:(born 1952)
1489:(1895–1982)
1487:Ngaio Marsh
1483:(1938–2021)
1477:(born 1962)
1471:(born 1957)
1465:(1937–2018)
1454:(1992–2005)
1443:(born 1934)
1428:(born 1970)
1422:(born 1946)
1406:(born 1959)
1400:(born 1949)
1394:(1921–1988)
1388:(1907–2000)
1382:(born 1942)
1374:Emma Lathen
1370:(born 1966)
1368:Åsa Larsson
1364:(1930–2003)
1358:(1914–1991)
1352:(born 1960)
1346:(born 1974)
1340:(born 1946)
1334:(born 1947)
1328:(born 1957)
1322:(1933–2022)
1316:(born 1951)
1310:(born 1952)
1304:(born 1943)
1298:(born 1952)
1287:(born 1962)
1281:(born 1955)
1275:(born 1958)
1264:(born 1939)
1258:(1919–1996)
1252:(born 1944)
1250:J. A. Jance
1244:P. D. James
1240:(1916–1965)
1229:(1904–1993)
1223:(born 1950)
1217:(born 1947)
1211:(1928–2015)
1200:(1920–2002)
1194:(1889–1955)
1188:(born 1942)
1182:(1921–1995)
1176:(1902–1974)
1170:(1949–2017)
1164:(1940–2020)
1153:(born 1958)
1147:(1918−1995)
1141:(1962–2021)
1135:(born 1949)
1129:(1890–1943)
1123:(born 1936)
1117:(born 1949)
1111:(born 1948)
1105:(born 1951)
1099:(1945–2020)
1093:(born 1971)
1087:(born 1951)
1081:(1944–2009)
1069:(born 1932)
1063:(1951–2019)
1061:Jane Haddam
1035:(born 1931)
1029:(born 1954)
1023:(1846–1935)
1017:(born 1950)
1011:(born 1939)
1009:Ann Granger
1005:(born 1971)
999:(born 1931)
993:(1940–2017)
991:Sue Grafton
987:(born 1959)
985:Nancy Grace
981:(born 1958)
975:(1943–2015)
969:(born 1953)
963:(born 1949)
957:(1927–2001)
955:Anne George
951:(born 1972)
945:(born 1949)
939:(1920–1990)
928:(born 1948)
922:(born 1972)
916:(born 1944)
910:(born 1973)
908:Tana French
904:(1914–2009)
892:(born 1932)
886:(born 1930)
880:(1879–1954)
863:(born 1954)
857:(born 1954)
846:(born 1971)
840:(born 1943)
817:(born 1950)
811:(born 1947)
799:(born 1943)
793:(1963–2014)
782:(born 1977)
776:(born 1933)
770:(1899-1996)
764:(born 1946)
762:Carola Dunn
758:(born 1943)
752:(born 1942)
746:(born 1950)
740:(born 1963)
734:(1923–2011)
723:(1944–2021)
717:(born 1970)
711:(born 1942)
705:(1907–1976)
699:(born 1929)
693:(born 1951)
687:(1888–1975)
681:(born 1947)
675:(born 1949)
664:(born 1949)
658:(1916–2014)
652:(born 1961)
646:(born 1949)
635:(born 1953)
633:Jordan Dane
629:(born 1938)
623:(1878–1867)
617:(1937–2022)
615:Mary Daheim
602:(1923–1984)
590:(born 1952)
584:(1896–1981)
562:(born 1956)
556:(born 1950)
545:(born 1937)
539:(born 1944)
533:(born 1940)
527:(1932–2011)
511:(born 1954)
509:Ann Cleeves
505:(1919–2004)
503:Anna Clarke
499:(1927–2020)
493:(born 1956)
487:(born 1943)
481:(1890–1976)
465:(born 1950)
459:(born 1968)
453:(1939–2000)
447:(1899–1987)
441:(1906–1995)
429:(1927–2002)
417:(born 1943)
411:(born 1967)
405:(born 1965)
399:(born 1971)
393:(1913–1992)
391:Janet Caird
387:(1922–2013)
381:(born 1953)
375:(born 1937)
369:(1922–2010)
363:(born 1939)
357:(born 1962)
351:(born 1948)
345:(born 1944)
339:(1913–2011)
333:(1907–1988)
321:(1915–1978)
309:(born 1942)
303:(born 1972)
297:(1915–1992)
291:(1870–1930)
285:(1897–1968)
283:Enid Blyton
279:(1944–2010)
273:(1915–1999)
267:(born 1951)
255:(born 1976)
239:(1905–2002)
233:(1912–1980)
227:(1897–1987)
221:(born 1946)
215:(born 1962)
204:(born 1952)
202:Nevada Barr
198:(born 1949)
192:(born 1951)
186:(born 1953)
174:(born 1962)
168:(born 1946)
162:(born 1951)
156:(1905–1969)
150:(died 2019)
129:(born 1965)
123:(1904–1966)
117:(born 1969)
111:(1925–2005)
105:(1936–2020)
99:(born 1940)
93:(born 1930)
87:(1924–2004)
81:(born 1949)
75:(born 1960)
50:(born 1965)
44:(born 1971)
2319:Categories
2243:Sara Woods
2172:Betty Webb
2027:Caro Soles
2009:Joan Smith
1906:M. J. Rose
1876:Craig Rice
1841:Robyn Read
1779:Anne Perry
1684:Asa Nonami
1648:Janet Neel
1380:Donna Leon
1356:Maria Lang
1279:Morag Joss
1233:Julie Hyzy
1209:Hazel Holt
1186:Susan Hill
1115:Ellen Hart
1067:Jean Hager
679:Marele Day
577:Cleo Coyle
313:Rhys Bowen
307:Gail Bowen
265:Cara Black
85:Joan Aiken
73:Jane Adams
19:This is a
1911:Kate Ross
1607:Tara Moss
1426:Lisa Lutz
1168:Joan Hess
1162:Sue Henry
1139:Mo Hayder
1015:Alex Gray
1003:Sara Gran
832:Mary Fitt
715:Thea Dorn
537:Liza Cody
379:Jan Burke
184:Deb Baker
2310:Whodunit
2269:See also
27:with
1823:R-Z
1434:M-Q
1054:H-L
608:D-G
35:A-C
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