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    List of detective fiction authors - Wikipedia

    This is a list of detective fiction writers. Many of these authors may also overlap with authors of crime fiction, mystery fiction, or thriller fiction. See more

    A–C

    • Mario Acevedo (1955–)
    • Douglas Adams (1952–2001)
    • Humayun Ahmed (1948–2012)
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    D–H

    • Jordan Dane (1953–)
    • Lindsey Davis (1949–)
    • Jeffery Deaver (1950–)
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    N–S

    • Reggie Nadelson
    • Jo Nesbø (1960–)
    • Friedrich Neznansky
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    See also

    • Detective fiction
    • List of crime writers
    • List of mystery writers
    • List of authors
    • List of female detective/mystery writers See more

    Timeline
    1809-1849
    Edgar Allan Poe, the first modern detective fiction writer, is born and dies.
    1859-1930
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, is born and dies.
    1890-1976
    Agatha Christie, the best-selling detective fiction writer, is born and dies.
    1894-1965
    Rampo Edogawa, the father of Japanese detective fiction, is born and dies.
    1920s-1930s
    The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, a period of high popularity and innovation for the genre, takes place.
    1940s-1950s
    The hard-boiled detective fiction, a subgenre featuring tough and cynical private investigators, flourishes in America.
    1954-2004
    Stieg Larsson, the author of the Millennium series, is born and dies.
    1960-present
    The Nordic noir, a subgenre featuring dark and realistic crime stories set in Scandinavia, becomes popular worldwide.
    I–M

    • Ibn-e-Safi (1928–1980)
    • Michael Innes (1906–1994)
    • Kōtarō Isaka (1971–)
    • P. … See more

    T–Y

    • Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995)
    • Katsuhiko Takahashi (1947–)
    • Josephine Tey (1896–1952)
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    • Classic Crime Fiction, resource site for collectors of detective fiction See more

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