Ian
Rankin - Scots based author best known for
his Inspector Rebus sequence of novels set around
Edinburgh
Christopher
Brookmyre - Another Scots author, known for
his humour and over the top violence.
Lawrence
Block - Prolific mystery author; writes the
Matt Scudder Mysteries, the Burglar books, the
Tanner adventures and many other one offs and
series.
Ed
McBain - Author of the superb 87th Precinct
novels and the Mathew Hope mysteries
George
Pelecanos - One of the absolute best new crime
authors; hardboiled, hip and endlessly absorbing
Raymond
Chandler - One of the most influential crime
writers; probably best known for his Marlowe novels
Dashiell
Hammet - Another influential pulp crime writer,
creator of the Continental Op and a real life
PI himself.
Val
McDermid - Scots author who writes stories
set mostly around the Manchester area of England.
She has written several mysteries featuring PI
Kate Brannigan and psychological thrillers featuring
criminal profiler Tony Hill.
Anne
K Edwards (mysteryfiction.net) - American
author whose books include Journey into Terror
and Death on Delivery
Charlie
Stella - I have absolutely no agreement with
the man's politics (read the knuckslines if you
dare!) but he makes up for it by being one of
the best new crime writers I've read for years.
Tough like Elmore Leonard writing an episode of
the Sopranos while being repeatedly battered about
the head by George Pelecanos.
James
Lee Burke - The South's lyrical crime writer,
JLB's Robicheaux novels are wonderful fusions
of Southern mystery and noir crime. If you don't
like reading descriptions of sunsets, however,
you may have a small problem - but that aside
one of our favourite authors here at Crime Scene.
J.A.
Konrath
- New American author whose novel, Whiskey Sour,
is the first in a series featuring Lt Jaqueline
"Jack" Daniels.
Lise
McLendon - Author of the Dorrie Lennox and
Alix Thorsenn mysteries.
Linda
Langwith - Author of The Golden Crusader
The
Saturday Boy - Ray Banks: foul mouthed bastard,
incomparable Brit Noir (or possibly lit-noir)
writer and author of the Cal Innes novels.
Carol
Anne Davis - Dundonian by birth and a fantastic
author of crime fiction as well as several excellent
true crime case studies
Elmore
Leonard - why the heck haven't we linked to
Leonard's website before now? You all know we
think he's the goddamn bees' knees!
Ken
Bruen's World - check out terrifyingly talented
noir author Ken Bruen. If you don't love his work,
a whole legion of his worshippers will come round
to your door and beat you into submission. We
here at Crime Scene have definitely seen the light...
Ken
Bruen
- and also Ken's real homepage; the place to keep
up with the man, the myth, the legend...
Charlie
Williams - Author of the twisted Deadfolk
and chronicler of the shitho... um, I mean lovely
wee English town... of Mangel. Check out his Blog,
too, with its sporadic guest appearances by various
Mangel residents but we must beg your indulgence
for the frequent Rocky III references.
Russel
D McLean - yes, our esteemed editor has joined
the blogging community and hosts his own blog/site.
Later down the line there may be a more full homepage,
but for now this is the place for all the latest
news regarding his literary endeavours.
Simon
Kernick - London based author with several
excellent, seedy and violent thrillers to his
name: The Crime Trade, The Murder Exchange and
A Good Day To Die
John
Connolly - author of the excellent Charlie
Parker series. Guaranteed to unnerve you.
John
Rickards - Lives in England, writes about
exFBI profiler Alex Rourke. Author of the excellent
The Touch of Ghosts.
Stuart
MacBride - Scots crime writer based in Aberdeen,
but don't hold that against him. Author of the
excellent Cold Granite. Don't mention Tellytubbies.
Steven
Torres - author of the Precinct Puerto Rico
Mysteries.
Barbara
Seranella - Author of the Miranda "Munch"
Mancini mysteries
Sean
Doolittle - Author of the excellent "Burn"
as well as several other mighty fine books
Sean
Chercover - His first book is due out in 2006
- a name to watch!
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