Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

male, deceased (1961)
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894-January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring...
Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

male, deceased (1930)
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May, 1859 - 7 July, 1930) was a Scottish born author most noted for his stories about the detective...
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

male, deceased (1849)
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the...
Robert B. Parker

Robert B. Parker

male, 77 years old
Robert B. Parker (born September 17, 1932) is an acclaimed American writer of detective fiction. His most famous works are the Spenser series,...
Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers

female, deceased (1957)
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (Oxford, 13 June 1893 - Witham, 17 December 1957) was a renowned British author, translator, student of classical and modern...
Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky

female, 62 years old
Sara Paretsky (b. June 8, 1947 in Ames, Iowa) is a contemporary American author of detective fiction. Paretsky was raised in Kansas. She graduated...
G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

male, deceased (1936)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry,...
John D. MacDonald

John D. MacDonald

male, deceased (1986)
John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 - December 28, 1986), writing as John D. MacDonald, was an American writer best known for his series of...
Robert Crais

Robert Crais

male
Robert Crais (born 1953) is a contemporary American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such...
Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman

female, 50 years old
Laura Lippman (born 1959) is an American author of detective fiction.