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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)


  • Adams, Jane author of 3 series, often featuring a supernatural element.


  • Aird, Catherine creator of the DI CD Sloan series


  • Akunin, Boris (site is in Russian).


  • 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' and 'Guilt' (in 2007).


  • Ambrose, David read law at Oxford University. He has published six books some of which are SF thrillers/crime.


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


  • Anderson, James author of the 'The Affair of the Blood Stained Egg Cosy' and two follow ups plus several other crime novels.


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


  • Anthony, Michael David the late author of three crime novels (site a bit slow loading)


  • Archer, Jeffrey author of Kane & Abel and several other thrillers. Most recent is 'False Impression'.


  • 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'.


  • 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.


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


  • Baker, Sam author of 'Fashion Victim'.


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


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


  • 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.


  • 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. (site is a bit out of date)


  • Beckett, Simon author of 'The Chemistry of Death'.


  • 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.


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


  • Berry, Eleanor author of 'The House of the Weird Doctors'.


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


  • Billingham, Mark author of the DI Thorne series.


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


  • 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.


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


  • Branton, Matthew a British author who gave his latest book away on the Internet and moved to Hawaii.


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


  • 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.


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


  • 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'.


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


  • Burley, W J BBC obituary for the author of the Wycliffe series.


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


  • 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".


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


  • Carson, Paul author of 5 standalone novels.


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


  • Carver, Caroline British author of three novels set in Australia, one in Alaska and now one in Bristol.


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


  • Caveney, Philip Welsh author


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


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


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


  • 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'.


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


  • Cleverly, Barbara author of the Detective Joe Sandilands series set in 1920s India.


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


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


  • Collins, Michael his latest book is 'The Secret Life of E.Robert Pendleton', in 2006.


  • 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.


  • 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 debuts in September 2006 with the Victorian era, 'The Meaning of Night'.


  • Cutler, Judith Birmingham author of two Brum set series plus several standalones.


  • Danks, Denise author of the Georgina Powers novels.


  • Davies, Linda author of several financial thrillers.


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


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


  • Davis, Carol Anne Kiss it Away is her fourth and latest novel.


  • Davis, Lindsey author of the Falco series.


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


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


  • 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 author of the Aurelio Zen series set in Italy.


  • Dickinson, Peter the CWA Golden Dagger winner.


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


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


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


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


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


  • 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 three thrillers.


  • Evans, Geraldine author of two police procedural series.


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


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


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


  • Finn, Robert author of 'Adept'.


  • 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'.


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


  • Follett, Ken best selling suspense and thriller author.


  • Forbes, Colin author of nearly 40 books and most recently the 'Tweed' series.


  • Forsyth, Frederick unofficial site for the author of 'The Day of the Jackal' (bit out of date).


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


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


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


  • 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.


  • 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.


  • Gardner, John most recently has written a series featuring a 1940s police woman.


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


  • Granger, Pip author the acclaimed 'Soho' series which began with 'Not all Tarts are Apple'.


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


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


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


  • Grey, Patricia also known as Liz Evans.


  • Griffiths, Neil blog from the author of 'Betrayal in Naples' and 'Saving Caravaggio' (2006).


  • Guiver, Patricia late author of the Delilah Doolittle Pet Detecive 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.


  • Hale, Georgie author of four stand alone titles.


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


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


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


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


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


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


  • Hartley, A J author of the historical and archeological thriller, 'The Mask of Atreus'.


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


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


  • Hayder, Mo whose 4th novel "Pig Island" is released in 2006.


  • 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 just switched to the crime genre.


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


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


  • Holmes, Andrew his latest novel is '64 Clarke' - "a blackly comic thriller".


  • 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 new 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.


  • 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.


  • 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 and his Victorian Dictionary site.


  • 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.


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


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


  • 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. (Also known as Catrin Collier.)


  • 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.


  • 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.


  • Keegan, Alex creater of the Caz Flood novels (nb new website address - but seems slower to load)


  • Kernick, Simon a notable newcomer whose 5th book, set in the seedier side of London, is out in 2006.


  • 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'.


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


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


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


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


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


  • Le Carre, John the classic spywriter


  • Leather, Stephen author of seventeen thrillers, "Cold Kill " is out in 2006.


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


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


  • Levack, Simon author of the Aztec mysteries.


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


  • Lewis, Robert his debut novel is 'Last Llanelli Train' a noir black comedy set in Bristol.


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


  • 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.


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


  • Lucarelli, Carlo newly translated into English.


  • 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


  • 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.


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


  • Mann, Jessica author of twenty books.


  • Marinina, Alexandra Russian crime author.


  • Marklund, Liza Swedish crime author, four novels translated 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.


  • Martin, Julia Wallis/J Wallis author of four standalone novels, her fifith is due in August 2006.


  • 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.


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


  • McClure, Ken author of several medical thrillers.


  • McCoy, Ken author of the Mad Carew series.


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


  • McDowall, Iain currently 4 books in his police procedural series.


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


  • 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.


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


  • McPherson, Catriona her debut novel is out in July 05, featuring 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.


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


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


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


  • 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.


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


  • Morris, Roger his first book, 'Taking Comfort', is out in 2006.


  • Morson, Ian creater of the William Falconer novels.


  • Mortimer, John focuses on the tv series Rumpole of the Bailey.


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


  • Mostert, Natasha has written two crime novels. Her third book, non-crime, was released in 2005.


  • 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 author of the Florence based, Marshal Guarnaccia series.


  • Napier, Bill author of several thrillers.


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


  • Nesbo, Jo author of the Harry Hole series. (NB site is in Norwegian)


  • Nesser, Hakan author of Borkmann's Point (nb site is in Swedish)


  • 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 in Dutch.


  • Norman, Hilary international best seller in several genres.


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


  • Oakes, Andy author of 'Dragon's Eye' which received the SNCF 'European Crime and Mystery Award'.


  • 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.


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


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


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


  • Parsons, Julie - a very brief biography.


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


  • Peace, David author of the Red Riding Quartet.


  • Pennac, Daniel author of the Malaussene quintet.


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


  • 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 publisher's details of the author of 'Run for Home', 'Bad Moon Rising' and 'Living on a Prayer' which feature Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt.


  • 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'.


  • 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 four novels.


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


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


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


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


  • Rennick, Robert writes a series set on the Isle of Wight.


  • 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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


  • Robotham, Michael author of 'The Suspect', 'Lost' and in 2007, 'The Night Ferry'.


  • Rowe, Rosemary author of Roman Whodunnits featuring mosaicist Libertus.


  • 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' the first in a series featuring Hamburg detective Jann Fabel.


  • Rustage, Alan author of the Inspector Blackstone series.


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


  • Ryan, Rob also writes WW2 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 debut author of 'Falling Off Air' - "in the bestselling tradition of Nicci French".


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


  • Scarrow, Alex author of 'A Thousand Suns' out in May 2006.


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


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


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


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


  • Simms, Chris a new author with four novels under his belt.


  • 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'


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


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


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


  • Smith, Nick the author of two feline PI novels. There's a link to his blog from the links section.


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


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


  • Spencer, John B musician and author of a number of West London set novels.


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


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


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


  • Spring, Michelle author of the Laura Principal, Cambridge PI, series.


  • Staincliff, Cath author of the Manchester based Sal Kilkenny 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 three thrillers, including the lauded 'Vodka'. A fourth book is due out in 2006.


  • 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.


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


  • Tallis, Frank author of a trilogy of psychoanalytic thrillers set in Freud’s Vienna (two parts are out now).


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


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


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


  • Thomas, Gordon author of the David Morton thrillers.


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


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


  • 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.


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


  • 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.


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


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


  • 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 her debut crime thriller was out in September 2004.


  • Walsh, Jill Paton author who completed Dorothy L Sayers' Thrones, Dominations and A Presumption of Death.


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


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


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


  • West, Nigel details of his non fiction oeuvre. Has written a series featuring an MP.


  • Westo, Kjell author of 'Lang'. Author information page from the Finnish Literature Information Centre.


  • Whitehead, Barbara now lives at the Brontë birthplace in Thornton.


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


  • Wignall, Kevin Belgian born author of three books, so far.


  • Williams, Charlie from this site there is a link to Mangel, the town in 'Deadfolk'.


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


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


  • 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.


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


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



AUTHOR GROUPS
  • Criminal Minds a group of eight authors : Sarah Diamond, John Fullerton, Joanna Hines, Simon Kernick, John Rickards, Sally Spedding, Boris Starling and Edwin Thomas.


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


  • Christie, Agatha Web Companion.


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


  • 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."


  • 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.


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


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


  • 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'.


  • 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.


  • 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'.


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


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


  • Marsh, Ngaio author of the Roderick Alleyn mysteries.


  • 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.


  • 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 22/08/2006 21:47