Crime Fiction 331 authors

Authors specialising in crime novels — from hardboiled detective fiction to literary crime. Find the complete reading order for every crime series.

Megan Abbott 10 series · 214 books Literary Fiction
Tom Abrahams 13 series · 50 books Mystery
Ellery Adams 10 series · 62 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Douglas Adams 8 series · 289 books Science Fiction
Stefan Ahnhem 1 series · 6 books
Tasha Alexander 2 series · 25 books Historical Fiction
Barbara Allan 1 series · 22 books Mystery
Mark Alpert 3 series · 11 books Thriller
Michael Anderle 235 series · 1608 books
Jeffrey Archer 13 series · 67 books Children's Fiction
M J Arlidge 4 series · 22 books Police Procedural · Thriller
Ace Atkins 7 series · 179 books
Kate Atkinson 7 series · 28 books Literary Fiction
Helen Bailey 7 series · 27 books Children's Fiction · Literary Fiction
David Baldacci 17 series · 79 books Thriller · Political Thriller
Linwood Barclay 9 series · 39 books Thriller
Richard Bard 2 series · 10 books Mystery · Thriller
Robert Barnard 10 series · 77 books Mystery
Kerry Barnes 8 series · 22 books Psychological Thriller · Thriller
Nevada Barr 5 series · 29 books Mystery
Christy Barritt 39 series · 217 books Romantic Suspense · Mystery
Fiona Barton 2 series · 5 books
Jefferson Bass 3 series · 15 books Mystery
Belinda Bauer 3 series · 11 books Thriller
M C Beaton 6 series · 109 books Cozy Mystery · Historical Fiction
Ted Bell 4 series · 19 books Police Procedural · Mystery
James R Benn 4 series · 26 books Historical Fiction
Mark Billingham 7 series · 41 books Police Procedural
Sara Blaedel 5 series · 28 books Thriller
Lawrence Block 24 series · 413 books
Giles Blunt 2 series · 10 books Legal Thriller · Mystery
Sharon Bolton 4 series · 21 books Psychological Thriller · Thriller
Stephanie Bond 25 series · 201 books Historical Fiction
Stephen Booth 3 series · 22 books Police Procedural
Gail Bowen 8 series · 133 books Mystery
Alan Bradley 3 series · 15 books Mystery
Simon Brett 13 series · 119 books Police Procedural · Mystery
Frances Brody 5 series · 42 books Cozy Mystery · Historical Fiction
Christopher Brookmyre 7 series · 32 books Police Procedural · Tartan Noir
Ken Bruen 12 series · 282 books
Robert Bryndza 5 series · 27 books Psychological Thriller · Thriller
John Burdett 5 series · 109 books Legal Thriller
Alafair Burke 7 series · 34 books Legal Thriller
James Lee Burke 9 series · 67 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Steve Burrows 1 series · 8 books Police Procedural · Historical Fiction
Tom Cain 2 series · 9 books
Chelsea Cain 7 series · 21 books Mystery · Thriller
Barbara Cameron 15 series · 73 books Mystery
Andrea Camilleri 6 series · 69 books Literary Fiction
Stephen J Cannell 2 series · 18 books Thriller
Kate Carlisle 6 series · 36 books Mystery · Thriller
John le Carre 8 series · 47 books Literary Fiction
Dakota Cassidy 22 series · 116 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Jayne Castle 16 series · 81 books Police Procedural
Richard Castle 3 series · 20 books Police Procedural · Mystery
Raymond Chandler 7 series · 153 books
Julia Chapman 3 series · 32 books Cozy Mystery · Historical Fiction
Janet Chapman 7 series · 26 books Mystery · Thriller
Lee Child 14 series · 266 books Thriller · Action Adventure
Agatha Christie 20 series · 310 books Cozy Mystery · Golden Age Mystery
Tom Clancy 17 series · 212 books Science Fiction · Thriller
Carol Higgins Clark 4 series · 32 books Mystery · Thriller
Paul Cleave 3 series · 14 books Thriller
Ann Cleeves 10 series · 57 books Police Procedural · Cozy Mystery
Barbara Cleverly 5 series · 22 books Police Procedural · Historical Fiction
Daniel Cole 2 series · 5 books Thriller
Martina Cole 4 series · 28 books Thriller
Reed Farrel Coleman 16 series · 274 books
M.A. Comley 20 series · 175 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Michael Connelly 16 series · 257 books Police Procedural · Legal Thriller
John Connolly 14 series · 177 books
E.J. Copperman 8 series · 52 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Patricia Cornwell 7 series · 43 books Forensic Thriller · Medical Thriller
Bernard Cornwell 12 series · 95 books Historical Fiction
Colin Cotterill 6 series · 44 books
Jack Coughlin 2 series · 13 books Police Procedural
Matt Coyle 3 series · 15 books Mystery · Thriller
Robert Crais 6 series · 61 books
Deborah Crombie 2 series · 22 books Police Procedural · Mystery
Mason Cross 2 series · 8 books
Charles Cumming 4 series · 12 books Espionage · Thriller
J.M. Dalgliesh 4 series · 30 books Thriller
Lindsey Davis 8 series · 46 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Mark Dawson 10 series · 92 books Military Thriller · Mystery
Jeffery Deaver 22 series · 297 books Thriller · Police Procedural
JP Delaney 2 series · 8 books Thriller
Vicki Delany 12 series · 64 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Nelson DeMille 11 series · 138 books Police Procedural · Thriller
Colin Dexter 6 series · 55 books
Michael Dibdin 3 series · 20 books
Garry Disher 9 series · 90 books Literary Fiction
Paul Doiron 2 series · 23 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Tim Dorsey 3 series · 126 books Mystery
James D Doss 1 series · 17 books Thriller
Fyodor Dostoyevsky 7 series · 59 books Literary Fiction
David Downing 5 series · 38 books Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction
Arthur Conan Doyle 16 series · 208 books
Teresa Driscoll 3 series · 10 books Historical Fiction
Robert Dugoni 8 series · 36 books Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction
Matthew Dunn 3 series · 16 books Police Procedural
Dorothy Dunnett 7 series · 35 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
John Dunning 5 series · 17 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Helen H. Durrant 8 series · 31 books Mystery
Daniel Easterman 1 series · 24 books Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
Aaron Elkins 7 series · 38 books Mystery
J.R. Ellis 1 series · 10 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Joy Ellis 7 series · 37 books Police Procedural
J.T. Ellison 11 series · 66 books Mystery · Thriller
Katrine Engberg 1 series · 4 books
Allen Eskens 3 series · 10 books Legal Thriller
Linda Fairstein 6 series · 38 books Legal Thriller
Jasper Fforde 6 series · 19 books Science Fiction · Mystery
Paul Finch 13 series · 321 books Science Fiction · Horror
Charles Finch 4 series · 36 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Ian Fleming 6 series · 28 books Mystery
Gillian Flynn 3 series · 6 books
Lucy Foley 2 series · 8 books Mystery · Thriller
Ken Follett 7 series · 40 books Historical Fiction
Bella Forrest 13 series · 169 books Paranormal Romance · Romance
Karin Fossum 2 series · 15 books Children's Fiction
Earlene Fowler 5 series · 20 books
Christopher Fowler 13 series · 222 books Historical Fiction
Candice Fox 7 series · 20 books Legal Thriller · Mystery
Felix Francis 4 series · 22 books
Dick Francis 7 series · 59 books Thriller
Anne Frasier 10 series · 28 books Historical Romance · Historical Fiction
Dianne Freeman 1 series · 7 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Tana French 3 series · 9 books Psychological Thriller · Police Procedural
Nicci French 4 series · 27 books Psychological Thriller · Police Procedural
Meg Gardiner 5 series · 18 books Mystery · Thriller
John Gardner 10 series · 76 books Police Procedural · Literary Fiction
Lisa Gardner 13 series · 143 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Elizabeth George 7 series · 42 books Mystery
Tess Gerritsen 7 series · 50 books Medical Thriller · Forensic Thriller
Leonard Goldberg 6 series · 45 books Cozy Mystery · Fantasy
Daisy Goodwin 6 series · 25 books Historical Fiction
Jason Goodwin 3 series · 16 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Fiona Grace 14 series · 86 books Cozy Mystery · Romantic Suspense
Sue Grafton 6 series · 58 books Mystery
Caroline Graham 2 series · 10 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Ann Granger 6 series · 47 books Mystery · Thriller
Andrew Grant 8 series · 79 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Alex Gray 2 series · 22 books
Alex Grecian 7 series · 20 books Police Procedural · Historical Fiction
Cass Green 1 series · 4 books Police Procedural · Thriller
William Greenleaf 2 series · 88 books Mystery · Thriller
Kerry Greenwood 14 series · 76 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Susanna Gregory 7 series · 64 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Elly Griffiths 9 series · 41 books Mystery
Martha Grimes 7 series · 37 books Police Procedural · Mystery
John Grisham 11 series · 65 books Legal Thriller · Thriller
Annie Groves 6 series · 26 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Carolyn Haines 19 series · 457 books Cozy Mystery · Western
Brett Halliday 9 series · 166 books Mystery
Steve Hamilton 5 series · 29 books Mystery
Sophie Hannah 9 series · 54 books Psychological Thriller · Thriller
Stephen Harding 1 series · 10 books Historical Fiction
Jane Harper 2 series · 5 books Thriller
C.S. Harris 3 series · 22 books Police Procedural · Historical Fiction
Robert Harris 4 series · 23 books Historical Fiction
Carolyn Hart 13 series · 220 books Mystery · Romance
Libby Fischer Hellmann 9 series · 159 books Historical Fiction
Sally Hepworth 2 series · 15 books Literary Fiction
Mick Herron 6 series · 26 books
Keigo Higashino 3 series · 13 books Mystery
Jack Higgins 10 series · 78 books Historical Fiction · Thriller
George V. Higgins 6 series · 130 books Legal Thriller · Mystery
Steve Higgs 20 series · 160 books Fantasy · Mystery
Tami Hoag 10 series · 41 books Mystery · Thriller
Anne Holt 4 series · 20 books Legal Thriller
Anthony Horowitz 25 series · 191 books Horror · Mystery
Cara Hunter 2 series · 8 books Thriller
Arnaldur Indridason 5 series · 41 books Mystery
Holly Jackson 3 series · 10 books YA Fiction · Mystery
Steven James 11 series · 64 books Thriller
P D James 8 series · 61 books
Peter James 11 series · 170 books Police Procedural · Thriller
Erika Johansen 2 series · 5 books Mystery · Thriller
Stuart M Kaminsky 15 series · 204 books Mystery
Alex Kava 9 series · 44 books Western · Thriller
Julia Keller 5 series · 19 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Faye Kellerman 5 series · 77 books Mystery
Jonathan Kellerman 11 series · 101 books Mystery
Lars Kepler 1 series · 9 books Police Procedural
Simon Kernick 7 series · 27 books Police Procedural · Thriller
Philip Kerr 7 series · 41 books Historical Fiction
Laurie R King 9 series · 57 books Historical Fiction
J.D. Kirk 3 series · 27 books Thriller
Andrew Klavan 11 series · 52 books YA Fiction · Science Fiction
Michael Koryta 8 series · 121 books Mystery
William Kent Krueger 7 series · 138 books Children's Fiction · Mystery
David Lagercrantz 4 series · 17 books
Stieg Larsson 4 series · 13 books
William Lashner 4 series · 21 books Police Procedural
Owen Laukkanen 4 series · 13 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
John Lawton 6 series · 26 books Police Procedural · Mystery
Stephen Leather 16 series · 142 books Thriller
Dennis Lehane 9 series · 130 books
Donna Leon 4 series · 40 books
Elmore Leonard 12 series · 79 books Western · Mystery
John Lescroart 7 series · 73 books Legal Thriller · Mystery
Jeff Lindsay 7 series · 20 books Literary Fiction
Laura Lippman 13 series · 295 books Literary Fiction
Attica Locke 3 series · 6 books Literary Fiction
Gayle Lynds 11 series · 234 books Thriller
Stuart MacBride 8 series · 35 books Tartan Noir · Police Procedural
John D MacDonald 6 series · 91 books Mystery
Clare Mackintosh 5 series · 14 books
Alistair MacLean 6 series · 44 books Mystery · Thriller
Charlotte MacLeod 9 series · 51 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Gilly Macmillan 2 series · 8 books Thriller
Adrian Magson 10 series · 38 books Psychological Thriller · Police Procedural
Barry Maitland 3 series · 18 books Police Procedural
Henning Mankell 11 series · 37 books Children's Fiction
Liza Marklund 3 series · 24 books
J.J. Marric 1 series · 26 books Police Procedural · Mystery
Ngaio Marsh 4 series · 46 books Mystery
Angela Marsons 4 series · 53 books
Edward Marston 20 series · 121 books Horror · Historical Fiction
Faith Martin 7 series · 49 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Steve Martini 4 series · 22 books Legal Thriller
Peter May 5 series · 31 books Police Procedural · Tartan Noir
Andrew Mayne 12 series · 48 books Police Procedural · Thriller
Archer Mayor 4 series · 37 books Historical Fiction
Gillian McAllister 1 series · 9 books
Ed McBain 9 series · 146 books Police Procedural · Children's Fiction
Val McDermid 16 series · 100 books Psychological Thriller · Tartan Noir
Michael McGarrity 3 series · 18 books Western
Brian McGilloway 5 series · 111 books Police Procedural
Claire McGowan 5 series · 125 books Historical Fiction
Steve McHugh 7 series · 28 books Thriller
Adrian McKinty 6 series · 124 books Police Procedural
Dervla McTiernan 4 series · 16 books Thriller
Deon Meyer 6 series · 17 books
DiAnn Mills 14 series · 74 books Historical Romance · Historical Fiction
Denise Mina 14 series · 184 books Police Procedural · Tartan Noir
Rick Mofina 9 series · 44 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
David Morrell 15 series · 121 books Mystery
Abir Mukherjee 3 series · 7 books Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction
Marcia Muller 12 series · 145 books Mystery
Barbara Nadel 4 series · 41 books
Jo Nesbo 8 series · 36 books Literary Fiction
Hakan Nesser 7 series · 33 books
Nele Neuhaus 2 series · 11 books
Carol O’Connell 3 series · 46 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Kristina Ohlsson 3 series · 10 books Thriller
Nick Oldham 4 series · 37 books
James Oswald 6 series · 34 books Police Procedural · Tartan Noir
Sara Paretsky 9 series · 175 books Mystery
Robert B. Parker 11 series · 256 books Mystery
T. Jefferson Parker 7 series · 140 books Mystery · Thriller
S.J. Parris 1 series · 9 books Historical Fiction
Ambrose Parry 1 series · 5 books Thriller
James Patterson 70 series · 465 books Thriller · Mystery
George Pelecanos 9 series · 33 books
Louise Penny 4 series · 24 books Cozy Mystery · Police Procedural
Thomas Perry 10 series · 163 books Mystery · Thriller
Anne Perry 16 series · 264 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Ellis Peters 7 series · 59 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Nick Petrie 1 series · 8 books Thriller
M. William Phelps 1 series · 41 books
Blake Pierce 36 series · 361 books Mystery · Thriller
Lynda La Plante 11 series · 56 books Thriller
Ellery Queen 10 series · 170 books Mystery
Matthew Quirk 3 series · 8 books Legal Thriller
Caro Ramsay 4 series · 18 books Legal Thriller · Tartan Noir
Ian Rankin 16 series · 240 books Tartan Noir · Police Procedural
Kathy Reichs 8 series · 56 books Forensic Thriller · Medical Thriller
Matthew Reilly 7 series · 39 books Thriller
Ruth Rendell 8 series · 119 books Children's Fiction · Mystery
Kate Rhodes 4 series · 17 books Police Procedural · Mystery
Phil Rickman 7 series · 30 books Historical Fiction
A.J. Rivers 7 series · 76 books Mystery · Thriller
Peter Robinson 9 series · 248 books
Michael Robotham 4 series · 19 books
Willow Rose 18 series · 100 books Fantasy · Horror
Sara Rosett 8 series · 40 books Horror · Mystery
Robert Rotenberg 2 series · 8 books Literary Fiction
S J Rozan 8 series · 148 books Literary Fiction
Ann Rule 4 series · 38 books
Craig Russell 3 series · 16 books Tartan Noir
Alan Russell 7 series · 24 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Chris Ryan 17 series · 88 books Military Thriller
Marcus Sakey 4 series · 19 books Science Fiction
C.J. Sansom 3 series · 19 books Legal Thriller · Historical Fiction
Dorothy L Sayers 9 series · 58 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
L J Sellers 8 series · 32 books Mystery
Gerald Seymour 2 series · 40 books
Zoë Sharp 6 series · 40 books Mystery · Thriller
Brian Christopher Shea 9 series · 45 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Sheldon Siegel 4 series · 20 books Legal Thriller · Mystery
Yrsa Sigurdardottir 4 series · 18 books
Roger Silverwood 4 series · 35 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Georges Simenon 6 series · 193 books
Karin Slaughter 10 series · 59 books Psychological Thriller · Police Procedural
Alexander McCall Smith 28 series · 219 books Legal Thriller · Children's Fiction
Jo Spain 2 series · 13 books Thriller
Sally Spencer 9 series · 65 books Mystery · Thriller
Ken Stark 4 series · 16 books Mystery · Thriller
A.J. Steiger 2 series · 5 books YA Fiction · Science Fiction
Viveca Sten 3 series · 13 books
Robin Stevens 7 series · 25 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Julian Stockwin 3 series · 30 books Historical Fiction
Rex Stout 7 series · 82 books Mystery
C.M. Sutter 7 series · 43 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
William G. Tapply 6 series · 48 books Mystery
Andrew Taylor 11 series · 136 books Historical Fiction
Mary Ellen Taylor 3 series · 11 books Historical Fiction · Mystery
Josephine Tey 3 series · 12 books Police Procedural · Historical Fiction
Victoria Thompson 9 series · 57 books Historical Fiction · Western
Charles Todd 9 series · 171 books Romantic Suspense · Historical Fiction
P J Tracy 3 series · 15 books Thriller
J.B. Turner 4 series · 21 books Thriller
Scott Turow 5 series · 33 books Legal Thriller · Thriller
Helene Tursten 5 series · 26 books Police Procedural · Children's Fiction
Nicola Upson 2 series · 12 books Historical Fiction
Andrew Vachss 11 series · 53 books Legal Thriller
Fred Vargas 2 series · 12 books Historical Fiction
John Verdon 1 series · 8 books
David Walliams 6 series · 44 books Children's Fiction
S.J. Watson 1 series · 3 books Thriller
Ashley Weaver 5 series · 38 books Cozy Mystery · Children's Fiction
Tim Weaver 3 series · 15 books Thriller · Literary Fiction
Carl Weber 12 series · 93 books Literary Fiction
Irvine Welsh 10 series · 43 books
Donald E Westlake 15 series · 237 books Mystery
Chris Whitaker 1 series · 5 books
Stephen White 1 series · 20 books Mystery · Thriller
Don Winslow 12 series · 135 books
Tom Wood 2 series · 15 books Police Procedural
Qiu Xiaolong 6 series · 25 books Police Procedural

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