Mystery Authors
Mystery Authors
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If you are looking to start a new mystery series or want to catch up with the rest of a series you’ve started, check out the mystery authors and their series in order below. Click on an author’s name to see the author’s bio page and their books in order of publication and chronological timeline, along with a link to reviews for books in the series.
Most mystery authors have written more than one series, so if you are looking for a particular series in order, rather than all the books written by the author, here you will find each mystery and thriller series listed separately under the author’s name.
This page is constantly updated with new authors included. While I can’t possibly add every crime, mystery and thriller author who has written a book to date, if you have a favorite and you don’t see it on the list, let me know in the comments section and I will add it here.
The mystery authors page is useful if you know the name of a series (e.g. Jack Reacher), but it has momentarily failed you who the author is, or you’re simply interested in learning about new authors you want to start catching up to.
In addition, you can also check out the authors/books listed in the mystery genres below:
A
- Peter Grant series
- Sam Durell series
- Charlie Morell series
- Sam Capra series
- Whit Mosley series
- Jordan Poteet Mystery series
- Alan McQueen series
- Frank Clevenger series
- Jake Diamond PI series
- Felix Gomez series
- Dead Man’s Rule series
- Harry Stein series
- Evadne Mount Trilogy
- Mystery of the American Revolution series
- Michael Stoddard American Revolution Thriller series
- A Figure Skating Mystery series
- Mac Reilly series
- Inspector Sloan series
- Final Theory series
- MEG series
- Domain series
- Loch series
- Grim Reaper series
- Emilia Cruz mystery series
- David McBride trilogy
- standalone medical thrillers
- Davis Way cozy mystery series
- Helen Grace series
- Nick Travers series
- Quinn Colson series
- Spenser series
B
- Calamity Jayne Mystery series
- Bob Danforth series
- Lassiter/Martinez Case Files
- Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series
- Camel Club series
- Shaw series
- Will Robie series
- John Puller series
- Amos Decker series
- Lizzie Stuart Mystery series
- McMurtrie and Drake legal thriller series
- A Nora Abbot Mystery series
- Miss Dimple Kilpatrick series
- Augusta Goodnight series
- Zack Walker series
- No Time For Goodbye series
- The Naturals series
- The Fixer series
- Tattoo series
- The Squad series
- Anna Pigeon series
- Kate Waters series
- The Body Farm series
- David Cavanaugh series
- Nora Khalil series
- Chris Bronson series
- The Lost Treasure of the Templars series
- Ty Buchanan series
- Mike Romeo series
- Irish Jimmy Gallagher series
- Force of Habit series
- Shanon Saga
- Trials Of Kit Shannon series
- Cotton Malone series
- Tom Thorne series
- Theresa MacLean series
- Gardiner and Renner series
Sharon Bolton (aka S.J. Bolton)
- Lacey Flint series
- Ben Cooper & Diane Fry series
- Joe Picket series
- Cody Hoyt series
- Cassie Dewell series
- Maggie and Odessa Mysteries series
- Predator trilogy
- No Evil trilogy
- Prison Break trilogy
- 7 Deadly Sins series
- FBI trilogy
- Lucy Kincaid series
- River City series
- Max Revere series
- Moreno & Heart Mysteries
- Quinn & Costa Thrillers
- Regan Merrit series
- Robert Langdon series
- standalone romantic suspense novels
- Philip Mercer series
- The Oregon Files
- DCI Erika Foster series
- Kate Marshall series
- Joseph Antonelli series
- Dave Robicheaux series
- Billy Bob Holland series
- Hackberry Holland series
- Weldon Holland series
- Texas Ranger series
- Senseless series
- Morgans of Nashville series
- The Forgotten Files series
C
- Izzy McNeil series
- Kate Burkholder series
- Jack Reacher series
- Special Agent Pendergast series
- Gideon Crew series
- Jeremy Logan series
- Jack Ryan series
- John Clark series
- Jack Ryan Jr. series
- Doyle and Acton series
- Dr. Earl Garnet series
- Dr. Richard Steele series
- Alvirah & Willy series
- Under Suspicion series
- Myron Bolitar series
- Mickey Bolitar series
- Windsor Horne Lockwood III series
- Fawkes and Baxter
- Mason Collins series
- Harry Bosch series
- Mickey Haller series
- Terry McCaleb series
- Jack McEvoy series
- Renée Ballard series
- Charlie Parker series
- Samuel Johnson series
- The Chronicles of the Invaders Trilogy
- Lindsay Chamberlain series
- Diane Fallon series
- Jack Stapleton
- Laurie Montgomery series
- Kay Scarpetta series
- Andy Brazil series
- Vin Garano series
- FBI Thriller series
- A Brit In The FBI series
- Elvis Cole series
- Joe Pike series
- Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James series
- Wayward Pines series
- Andrew Z. Thomas/Luther Kite series
- Letty Dobesh series
- Ash Rashid series
- Gabe Ward series
D
- John Milton series
- Beatrix Rose series
- Isabella Rose series
- Soho Noir series
- Lincoln Rhyme series
- Kathryn Dance series
- John Pellam series
- John Sutter series
- Paul Brenner series
- John Corey series
- Joe Ryker series
- Flip Tucker series
- Fever Develin series
- Foggy Moskowitch series
- Phillip Marlowe series
- Tracy Crosswhite series
- David Sloane series
- Cliff Janeway series
E
- Kate Maddox series
- Patrick Lennon series
- John Rain series
- Ben Treven series
- Max Rupert series
- Stephanie Plum series
- Fox And O’Hare series
- Full series
- Lizzy & Diesel series
- Knight And Moon series
F
- Alexandra Cooper series
- Devlin Quick series
- Nick Heller series
- standalone novels
- Leo Waterman series
- Frank Corso series
- Jonathan Strides series
- Cab Bolton series
- Deception series
- Sanders Brothers series
- Lightning Strikes trilogy
- Off the Grid: FBI trilogy
G
- FBI Profiler series
- Detective D.D. Warren series
- Tessa Leoni series
- Evan Delaney series
- Jo Beckett series
- UNSUB series
- Buchanan-Renard-MacKenna series
- Inspector Lynley series
- Whidbey Island Saga/Saratoga Woods series
- Rizzoli & Isles series
- Martini Club series
- Track Presius series
- Skyler Donohue series
- Mayake Chronicles
- Lou Mason series
- Jack Davis series
- Alex Stone series
- John Ceepak series
- several children series
- Kinsey Millhone series
- Bone Island series
- Flynn Brothers series
- Harrison Investigation series
- Krewe of Hunters series
- Suspense series
- Soap series
- David Trevellyan series
- Cooper Devereaux series
- The Gray Man/Court Gentry series
- co-author for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series
- Ruth Galloway series
- DI Stephens & Max Mephisto series
- Richard Jury series
- Emma Graham series
- Andi Olivier series
- Jack Swyteck series
- Theodore Boone series
- standalone legal thrillers
- Ty Hauck series
H
- Alex McKnight series
- Aaron Falk series
- Sebastian St. Cyr series
- Jax Alexander series (written as C.S. Graham)
- Johnny Merrimon series
- Bill Bastner series
- Posadas Country series
- Dr. Thomas Parks series
- Camaro Espinoza series
- Jack Caffery series
- Kyra Stryker and Jonathan Burke series
- Nic Costa series
- The Killing series
- Pieter Vos series
- Leaphorn & Chee series
- Kovac & Liska series
- Oak Knoll series
- Elena Estes series
- Deer Lake series
- Broussard and Fourcade series
- Bishop/SCU series
- Quinn/Thief series
- Loon Lake Fishing series
- Rescues series
- Mackenzie Family Saga
- CIA Spies series
- Blair Mallory series
- Bob Lee Swagger series
- Earl Swagger series
- Ray Cruz series
- Joe Faraday
- Jimmy Suttle
- Orphan X series
- Tim Rackley series
- Rains series
I
- Penn Cage series
- Nanchez Burning series
J
- San Francisco series
- To Die/Montana series
- Northwest series
- New Orleans series
- Savannah series
- Colony series
- Roy Grace series
- J.P. Beaumont series
- Ali Reynolds series
- Joanna Brady series
- Walker Family series
- Eve Duncan series
- Catherine Ling series
- Kendra Michaels series
- Wind Dancer series
K
- Maggie O’Dell series
- Ryder Creed series
- Alex Delaware series
- Petra Connor series
- Nick Polo series
- Carroll Quint series
- The Consortium Trilogy
- Templar series
- Shining series
- Dark Tower series
- Mr. Mercedes trilogy
- Talisman series
- Grace McDonald series
- Cork O’Connor series
- Stratos Gazis series
L
- Caitlin Strong series
- The Tyrant series
- Ben Kamal & Danielle Barnea series
- Blaine McCracken series
- Jared Kimberlain series
- Murder She Wrote series
- Psychic Eye Mystery series
- Ghost Hunter Mystery series
- numerous cozy mystery series
- Dan “Spider” Shepherd series
- Jack Nightingale series
- Inspector Zhang and Mike Cramer series
- Travis Chase trilogy
- Sam Dryder series
- Kenzie & Gennaro series
- Coughlin series
- Auguste Lupa series
- Dismas Hardy series
- Abe Glitsky series
- Wyatt Hunt series
- Jake Lassiter series
- Solomon vs. Lord series
- standalone legal thrillers
- Karin Schaeffer series
- The Searchers series
- Alex Destephano series
- Michaela McPherson series
- Jason Bourne series
- Covert-One series
- Paul Janson series
- Nicholas Linnear series
- China Maroc series
- Jason Bourne continuation series
- Jack McClure series
- Bravo Shaw series
M
- Joe Ledger series
- Rogue Team International series
- Rot & Ruin series
- Pine Deep trilogy
- Dead Of Night series
- Dylan Quinn series
- The Nightsiders series
- Loan McRae series
- Ash Henderson series
- Kurt Wallander series
- DI Kim Stone series
- The Straw Men series
- The Intruders
- Out of Time series
- Saving Time series
- Carter Cox series
- CORE Shadow trilogy
- Ultimate CORE trilogy
- Psychic CORE series
- CORE Above The Law series
- Reality TV series
- Joe Gunther series
- 87th Precinct series
- Matthew Hope series
- Tony Hill series
- Lindsay Gordon series
- Kate Brannigan series
- Karen Pirie series
- Culper Ring series
- Tom Reed & Walt Sydowski series
- Jason Wade series
- Jack Gannon series
- Kate Page series
N
- Carriage House series
- Cold Ridge/U.S. Marshals series
- Sharpe & Donovan series
- Swift River Valley series
- Black Falls series
- Harry Hole series
- Blood on Snow series
- Fairham Island Series
- Evelyn Talbot Chronicles
- Bulletproof trilogy
- Dept 6 Hired Guns series
- Last Stand series
- Stillwater Trilogy
O
- Jessica “Jesse” James series
- Kathleen Mallory series
P
- Louis Kincaid series
- Alex Cross series
- Women’s Murder Club series
- Private series
- Michael Bennett series
- NYPD Red series
- Maximum Ride series
- The Black Box series
- Armand Gamache series
- Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series
- William Monk series
- Christmas Stories series
- World War I series
- Timepiece series
- Tathea series
- Butcher’s Boy series
- Jane Whitefield series
- Jack Till series
- Legacy series
- Prime Suspect series
- Lorraine Page series
- Trial and Retribution series
- Anna Travis series
- Joe Dillard series
- Special Agent Pendergast series
- Gideon Crew series
- Wyman Ford series
Q
- Lorraine Hunt series, Mike Yorke trilogy
- Celsius Daly series
R
- Inspector Rebus
- Malcolm Fox series
- Temperance Brennan series
- Virals – Tory Brennan series
- Dr. Charlotte Stone series
- Jessica Ford series
- The Guardian
- In Death/Eve Dallas series
- DCI Banks series
- Sigma Force Series
- standalone adventure novels
- Romantic Suspense series
- Detective Lane series
- Blackbirds series
S
- Lucas Davenport/Prey series
- Virgil Flowers series
- Kidd series
- The Singular Menace series
- Kate McKinnon series
- Nate Rodriguez series
- Rosato & Associates series
- Rosato & DiNuncio series
- Mordercai Young series
- Secrets Of Shadow Falls series
- Brown & De Luca series
- Shattered Sisters series
- Wings In The Night series
- Fairies Of Shara series
- Immortal Witches series
- Portal series
- Texas Brand series
- Oklahoma All-Girl Brand series
- The McIntyre Men series
- Andreas Kaldis series
- Gabriel Allon series
- Michael Osbourne series
- Grant County series
- Will Trent series
- Hunted series
- Flight 29 Down series
- Pendragon: Before the war series
- Cold Case Thriller series
- Sunny Childs series
- Elias Kane series
- Rulers Of Darkness series
- McRyan Mystery series
- Demon series
- Tony Valentine series
- Jack Carpenter series
- Peter Warlock series
- Billy Cunningham series
T
- David Mapstone series
- Will Borders series
- Butch Karp series
- Inspector Kari Vaara series
- Inspector Ian Rutledge series
- Bess Crawford series
- Scot Harvath series
- Athena series
- standalone psychological thrillers
- Sanctus trilogy
- Solomon Creed series
- Monkeewrench series
- Kindle County series
U
- Lydia Strong series
- Ridley Jones series
- Jones Cooper series
- Whispers trilogy
V
- Dying Earth series
- Demon Princes Cadwall Chronicles
- Lyonnese series
W
- Archetype series
- Zeroes series
- Miriam Black series
- Mookie Pearl series
- Adversary Cycles series
- Repairman Jack series
- Maisey Dobbs series
- Last Policeman trilogy
- Alex Hoffman series
- Tess Winnett series
- Baxter and Holt series
- Victor The Assassin series
Y
- The Highly Effective Detective series
- Jo Epstein series
Z
- Klara Walldéen series
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Where is ” Ruth Ware ” name and list of her great novels . I couldn’t put her books down as I read all 5 , one after the other .
You’ve missed one of my favorites:
Mary Anna Evans – Faye Longchamp series
What about Ashley Weaver.
I am familiar with and follow (like) your blog.My book “The Cotton Candy Killer” was published by Solstice Press on September 3rd so I would like reviews or about December 1. I have zero reviews at present so yours would make a big difference. I would like review posted on Amazon, goodreads, and your blog. I can provide mobi, epub or pdf electronic copies or a paperback copy in exchange for a fair review.
Only Raven knows her missing and estranged husband is in fact dead. She knows, because she killed him. Another murdered body has landed at her feet, and she must uncover the killer before the police investigation stumbles across her crime. Raven cannot allow her significant disability to interfere but must use it to her advantage before her prey turns the tables.
This is my second novel in this series. The first, Reclaiming Raven, was published by Solstice Publishing in 2018. I have cared for two disabled women who required total care for more than twenty years, so I have strong experiences and feelings about these individuals and their struggles.
disabled women who required total care for more than twenty years, so I have strong experiences and feelings about these individuals and their struggles.
Please consider reviewing this second book about Raven, you won’t forget her.
Kindest Thanks,
Mary Holt
Tim Downs would be nice to add. Thanks for this! It is helpful when looking for used books.
My 5th Kim Reynolds mystery novel BLOOD FAMILY will be published May 15, 2020 by Encircle. Please add to the list! Sara Paretsky has said of the librarian sleuth: “Kim Reynolds is a thought-provoking character.”
Hello,
I just discovered your site and think it’s wonderful! What a great idea.
Would you please consider adding my books? I’m an cozy mystery author and have 6 series and 70+ books.
Here are my series names with descriptions and number of books currently in each series.
Thank you for your kind consideration!
Author Hope Callaghan
Divine Cozy Mystery Series (5 books and counting)
After relocating to the tiny town of Divine, Kansas, strange and mysterious things begin to happen to businesswoman, Jo Pepperdine and those around her.
Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series (23 books and counting)
A lonely widower finds new purpose for her life when she and her senior friends help solve a murder in their small Midwestern town.
Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Series (17 books and counting)
A recently divorced senior lands her dream job as Assistant Cruise Director onboard a mega passenger cruise ship and soon discovers she’s got a knack for solving murders.
Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series (13 books and counting)
A mother and daughter try to escape their family’s NY mob ties by making a fresh start in Savannah, GA but they soon realize you can run but you can’t hide from the past.
Samantha Rite Mystery Series (3 books in this series)
Heartbroken after her recent divorce, a single mother is persuaded to book a cruise and soon finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly adventure. Will she make it out alive?
Sweet Southern Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series (12 short stories in this series)
Twin sisters with completely opposite personalities become amateur sleuths when a dead body is discovered in their recently inherited home in Misery, Mississippi.
Kate Atkinson (Jackson Brodie)
Chris Knopf (Sam Acquillo)
Ann Cleeves (Shetland Island, Vera Stanhope, Two Rivers)
M. C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Hamish Macbeth)
you should add Chelsea Cain to your list of authors.
Paul Doiron’s series about Mike Bowditch, a Maine Game Warden, is excellent. You might consider adding this series.
Robert McCammon writes mostly Horror/ Fantasy books but he has written a series called The Matthew Corbett series, which is an Historical Fiction mystery series. It is as well written as his Horror/fantasy books. Please look into this author.
Thank you for your time.
Please add author Andrea Kane as she writes The Forensic Instincts Series along with a ton of other books. Her books are like Iris Johansen’s… they keep you riveted to the story and you don’t want to stop reading right up to the end.
Thank you for your time.
Anne Hillerman published her third book in the Bernie Manuelito and Jim Chee series, “Song of the Lion”. Any chance you could add her to the list of series you track? Thanks. Love this site.
You can find the Leaphorn & Chee series on the page I created for her dad, the late author Tony Hillerman. The latest books written by Anne are also added to the list.
Would love to see more ebooks by Peter Robinson and Elly Griffiths. I know you have audio books by these authors, but ebooks are my favorites.
Another good mystery author is Ben Coes and his Dewey Andeas series
Just found this site. Fabulous. Having read and re-read my favourite authors it is somewhere to find new ones. I notice you have not included any classic mystery authors.
You don’t list either the Jason Bourne or Alex Cross series by Robert Ludlum, both of which are similar to the Jack Ryan series (including the Campus and/or John Clark series) by Tom Clancy. All of which either revolve around or cover the Central Intelligence Agency as a larger part of the series.
I am also surprised that Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series is not included as well.
All of which can be considered as Mystery/Thrillers
Dan Brown added. Alex Cross series is by James Patterson and it has already been added on the site.
Robert Ludlum will be added shortly.
Thank you for this site. I come here to find new authors to try. I enjoy the Sasha McCandless series by Melissa F. Miller.
What about Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli & Isles series?
Tess Gerritsen has been added.
Please consider adding my books to your list. I am the author of the “almost cozy” Miriam bat Isaac Mystery Series set in first-century CE Alexandria, Egypt. My protagonist is modeled after the legendary alchemist, Maria Hebrea.
Miriam, with the help of her servant Phoebe, uses her primitive knowledge of metallurgy and medicine to solve crimes.
Each book stands alone but is best read in order to see how the characters evolve and adjust to the growing turbulence in the Eastern Roman Empire.
The books are praised for their historical accuracy and lyrical prose.
THE DEADLIEST LIE (2013)
THE DEADLIEST HATE (2015)
THE DEADLIEST SPORT (coming next)
Where is christine feehan’s dark series?
Well it’s not really a crime mystery series, it’s paranormal romance. I’ve read it years ago and loved each book, but the genre doesn’t really match with the topic of this site.
My bad on the spelling. Stieg Larsson is his name.
If I missed others talking about the Stieg Larsens “the girl who…” Books , I apologize but I didn’t see his name on your list. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo had 2 good sequels prior to the authors death. A new author has taken up the story with the blessing of Larsen’s family. Normally I wouldn’t consider reading a new authors take on a story that I really like but reviews were very positive.
I read it and I liked it. The author respected the work done before him and honestly if I didn’t know Stieg was dead I would have thought it was the same author.
The Girl in the Spiders Web is a good read but I would think it best to read them in order.
That’s what this site is about?
I’d suggest adding Harry Bingham, author of the Fiona Griffiths series, set in Wales. Fiona is the strangest and most fascinating detective I’ve ever encountered. All the more fascinating because her strangeness is reality-based.
Oh, and Giles Blunt has a great series featuring John (?) Cardinal.