John D. MacDonald

John D. MacDonald

male, deceased (1986)
Syracuse University, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Detective fiction, science fiction writer, mystery writer…detectivenovels
John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 - December 28, 1986), writing as John D. MacDonald, was an American writer best known for his series of...
Gladys Mitchell

Gladys Mitchell

female, deceased (1983)
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London, detectivenovels, Alumni of Goldsmiths College, University of London, Alumni of University College London, From Oxfordshire, English
Gladys Mitchell (April 19, 1901 - July 27, 1983) was an English author best known for her creation of Mrs. Bradley, the heroine of numerous...
Dorothy Gilman

Dorothy Gilman

female, 86 years old
children's writer, American, author, mystery, Spy fiction writer, spy fiction…detectivenovels
Dorothy Gilman (June 25 1923 -) (also known as Dorothy Gilman Butters) is a United States author of mystery and spy fiction. She is most well-known...
Jean-Claude Izzo

Jean-Claude Izzo

male, deceased (2000)
Chourmo, Total Khéops, Solea, Italian-French, From Marseille, toulon…detectivenovels
Jean-Claude Izzo (June 20, 1945 - January 1, 2000) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame in the...
A. C. Baantjer

A. C. Baantjer

male, 86 years old
police officer, running gag, writer, dutch, Screenwriter, Detective fiction…detectivenovels
Albert Cornelis Baantjer (born September 161923 in Urk), often called Appie Baantjer, A.C. Baantjer or simply Baantjer, is a Dutch policeman turned...
Cecil Street

Cecil Street

male, deceased (1964)
writer, mystery writer, obe, English, Order of the British Empire, Military Cross…detectivenovels
Cecil John Charles Street, MC, OBE, (1884 - January 1965) was a prolific English writer of detective novels. He produced two long series; one under...
Stewart Farrar

Stewart Farrar

male, deceased (2000)
British Military, neopagan, Occult writer, communist, journalist, British…detectivenovels
Stewart Farrar (June 28 1916-February 7 2000) was an English author of books on Alexandrian Wicca. Along with his wife, Janet Farrar, he was an...
Oskar Seidlin

Oskar Seidlin

male, deceased (1984)
Princeton University, Middlebury College faculty, Smith College faculty, German native of Silesia, writer, Jewish American…detectivenovels
Oskar Seidlin ; German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories. He is also said to have co‑authored several dete...
Richard Plant

Richard Plant

male, deceased (1998)
City University of New York, German-American, writer, historian, Sociologist, German…detectivenovels
Richard Plant, German-American writer. He is said to have written, in addition to the works published under his own name, several detective novels...
Dieter Cunz

Dieter Cunz

male, deceased (1969)
University of Maryland, Ohio State University, German-American, writer, historian, German…detectivenovels
Dieter Cunz, German-born American historian, writer, educationist, and occasional journalist. He is also said to have co‑authored several de...