Alafair Burke writes bestselling mystery and suspense novels like The Cinderella Murder and Inherit the Dead. She also edited Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021.
Bryan Gruley writes compelling crime fiction, including the popular Starvation Lake and The Hanging Tree. Readers enjoy his suspenseful stories set in places like Bleak Harbor, often featuring intricate mysteries such as those found in Inherit the Dead and The Skeleton Box.
American mystery and urban fantasy novelist, best known for the Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse) series, adapted by HBO as True Blood. She also writes the Aurora Teagarden, Lily Bard, Harper Connelly, Midnight, Texas and Gunnie Rose series. Born in Tunica, Mississippi, she holds a BA in English from Rhodes College and lives in Texas.
Christopher Evan Welch is an author known for his varied stories, including the dark fantasy Grimalkin, the witch assassin and the suspenseful Inherit the Dead. He is also recognized for *
C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels including the Joe Pickett series. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, two Barry Awards, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. He was recently awarded the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum as well as the Spur Award for B...
Dana Stabenow is the author behind the popular A Study in Sherlock series, which reimagines classic mysteries with a fresh perspective. If you enjoy clever puzzles and familiar characters in new settings, you'll want to check out her work.
James Grady is known for his thrillers and noir fiction. His works include the spy novel Last days of the condor, Montana noir, and Inherit the dead.
Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.
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John Connolly is an Irish writer, born in Dublin on 31 May 1968. He studied English at Trinity College Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, and worked as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times before turning to fiction. He is best known for the Charlie Parker series of supernatural-tinged crime novels, which began with Every Dead Thing (1999). His other books include the standalone fantasy The Book of Lost Things (2006), the Samuel Johnson young-adult trilogy, the Chronicles of t...
Jonathan Santlofer is the author of the thrilling mystery, No Rest for the Dead. He's a writer who knows how to keep you guessing.
Ken Bruen writes dark crime and noir fiction with a gritty style. He's best known for The Guards series and his Bibliomysteries, alongside works like Inherit the Dead and
American crime and mystery novelist, born June 24, 1938, in Buffalo, New York. Best known for the Matthew Scudder detective novels and the Bernie Rhodenbarr burglar series, he has also written the Evan Tanner and Keller series across a career spanning more than five decades. Named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994, and a four-time winner of both the Edgar and Shamus Awards.
Lee Child was born in 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. He was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 a...
Lisa Unger is a master of psychological thrillers, known for keeping readers guessing until the very end. Her works like Inherit the Dead, Twice, Die for You, and The Red Hunter are perfect for anyone who loves suspense.
Marcia Clark, a former prosecutor, brings her unique insight to legal thrillers. Readers enjoy her suspenseful stories like Inherit the Dead, Without a Doubt, and Guilt by Degrees.
Mark Billingham writes gripping crime thrillers, best known for his Detective Tom Thorne series. Fans will recognize titles like Sleepyhead and Like a Charm, alongside standalones such as Inherit the Dead and Wrong Hands. His books deliver suspense and dark twists.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark has written thirty-eight suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a historical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she writes the Under Suspicion series including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, and You Don’t Own Me. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she has coauthored five more suspense novels. More than one hun...
Max Allan Collins is a versatile author known for his crime and mystery novels, including the Bibliomysteries and Hollywood and Crime series. He also wrote the novelization for Waterworld and contributed to Dick Tracy stories.
Sarah Weinman is an expert on true crime, known for her investigative non-fiction. She wrote The Real Lolita and Unspeakable Acts, and also edited the anthology Inherit the Dead.
S. J. Rozan is the author behind A Study in Sherlock, a clever take on classic mysteries. If you enjoy well-crafted crime fiction with a sharp wit, you'll want to check out their work.
Stephen L. Carter (born 1954) is an American author. He balances his career as a law professor with writing fiction.
Val McDermid is a master of crime fiction, and her work on the iconic Miss Marple series is a testament to that. She's a writer who knows how to craft a compelling mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end.