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Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971) [1] is an American screenwriter and author of crime fiction and non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and reworked classic subgenres of crime writing from a female perspective.
Almost all examples of mystery fiction focus on the investigation of one or more crimes and thus fall within the broader field of crime fiction. Authors of crime fiction in which mystery investigation and solution are nongermane (e.g., The Godfather , The Postman Always Rings Twice ) should be named only in the appropriate category, Category ...
Ann B. Ross is an American author noted for her series of New York Times bestsellers set in her home state of North Carolina [1] [2] This comedic cozy mystery series features Miss Julia, whose name appears at the beginning of each title in the series. [1] [3] Ross also taught literature and humanities at the University of North Carolina at ...
Edna Buchanan (née Rydzik, born March 16, 1939) [1] [2] is an American journalist and writer who is best known for her crime mystery novels.She won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting "for her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting."
The Lost Key climbed to #3 on the New York Times Best Sellers List [26] and was named one of the Best Thrillers of 2014 by Library Journal [27] The Final Cut reached #3 on the New York Times Best Sellers List [28] and #3 on the list of USA TODAY Best-selling Books [29] No One Knows reached #122 on the list of USA TODAY Best-Selling Books [30]
Linda Castillo is an American author of novels including The New York Times [1] and USA Today [2] [3] bestselling Kate Burkholder series, which are crime thrillers set in Amish country. The first book, Sworn to Silence (2009), was adapted into a Lifetime original movie titled An Amish Murder starring Neve Campbell. [4]
S.J. (Shira Judith) Rozan was born in 1950 in the Bronx, New York.She grew up with two sisters and a brother, and has a passion for basketball. She graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's degree, and received a master's in architecture from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
He is the grandson of American artist and writer Anne Truitt. [2] His first published novel, A Beautiful Blue Death, introduced gentleman sleuth Charles Lenox. The book was named one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2007 [3] and was nominated for the Agatha Award for best new mystery of 2007. [4]