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Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) was an American author of crime fiction and thrillers. He started out working on B-movies in Hollwood and writing musical for Broadway. He would eventually begin writing novels and would quickly start making the New York Times Bestseller List on a regular basis. Sheldon would pass away in 2007 from pneumonia at […]

49 crime authors have called for a healthy online ecosystem for online purchases. The list of authors includes Jo Nesbo, Karin Slaughter, Ian Rankin and Lee Child.

Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford is the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels by British author Ruth Rendell. The character has appeared in a television series where he was played by George Baker.

Ruth Rendell (1930-2015) was an English author of crime fiction, psychological thrillers and mystery novels. She is credited alongside P.D. James for developing the whodunit subgenre into more of a whydunit. She is best known for her Inspector Wexford series. She also writes under the pen name Barbara Vine.

While Rizzoli & Isles series is a much enjoyed cable television series based on a crime fiction series, the Tess Gerritsen is not the only one of its kind to receive that treatment. Kathy Reichs has authored 15 Tempe Brennnan novels, which has been adapted to the Fox television series “Bones.”

Theresa MacLean is a fictional character created by American author Lisa Black, featured in a series of thriller novels. Much like the author, Theresa is a forensic investigator based out of Cleveland.

Lisa Black is an American novelist of crime fiction novels. Before becoming an author, Lisa worked as a forensic scientist in Cleveland. Her day job is working as a latent print examiner in Cape Coral, Florida. Her character is also a forensic investigator, Theresa MacLean.

Detective Inspector Tom Thorne is a fictional character created by British author Mark Billingham. The character is middle-aged and lives in London. The character shares several personality traits with the author.

Mark Billingham is an English novelist of comic-crime fiction. He is also a screenwriter, actor and comedian. As a novelist, he is best known for his Tom Thorne series. He started reviewing books in order to get complimentary copies, thus saving money. Eventually, he began writing and came up with his Tom Thorne character. Billingham […]

Peter Abrahams is an American author of crime fiction and suspense novels. Abrahams writes Echo Falls Mysteries and standalone novels under his own name as well as well as the Chet & Bernie Mysteries under the pen name of Spencer Quinn. Stephen King has called Abrahams his “favourite American suspense novelist.” He is not to […]