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Mystery & Thriller Authors

This page rates authors who have mastered the art of suspense. Mystery and thriller novels can be titillating when done well. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may have created the most famous literary detective with Sherlock Holmes, but authors such as Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, and others have contributed greatly to the pantheon of mystery novels. Rate the writers listed below or go to the feedback section to suggest another author for the list.
 
     
     
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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (9)  4.18 (66)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Raymond Chandler (7)  4.15 (40)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Agatha Christie (12)  4.12 (68)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Dashiell Hammett (6)  4.08 (38)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Daniel Silva (1)  4.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Jim Thompson (5)  3.88 (17)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Rex Stout (3)  3.83 (24)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Robert Ludlum (6)  3.83 (24)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    John le Carre (5)  3.83 (29)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Patricia Highsmith (2)  3.80 (10)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    P.D. James (4)  3.79 (29)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Sue Grafton (17)  3.79 (48)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Elizabeth Peters (9)  3.78 (32)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    James Ellroy (4)  3.78 (18)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Michael Crichton (9)  3.77 (53)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Michael Connelly (4)  3.76 (25)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Lawrence Block (4)  3.75 (16)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Vince Flynn (3)  3.75 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Tom Clancy (17)  3.75 (59)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Ian Fleming (5)  3.74 (31)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    J.A. Jance (5)  3.73 (15)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Bernard Cornwell (3)  3.71 (7)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Jonathan Kellerman (6)  3.71 (31)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Robert B. Parker (7)  3.70 (30)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Dorothy L. Sayers (3)  3.70 (20)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Dennis Lehane (3)  3.68 (19)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    John Grisham (27)  3.68 (82)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Patricia Cornwell (21)  3.67 (60)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Walter Mosley (2)  3.67 (12)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Stephen White (1)  3.67 (6)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Carol O'Connell (0)  3.67 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Charles Willeford (5)  3.64 (14)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Frederick Forsyth (6)  3.64 (22)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Jeffery Deaver (4)  3.61 (31)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Thomas Harris (2)  3.60 (20)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Ruth Rendell (3)  3.59 (22)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Mary Higgins Clark (12)  3.59 (46)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    John Dickson Carr (1)  3.56 (18)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Jack Higgins (5)  3.55 (20)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Robert Crais (4)  3.55 (11)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    John Sandford (4)  3.54 (26)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Colin Dexter (2)  3.50 (18)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Ellis Peters (2)  3.50 (14)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Clive Cussler (10)  3.47 (32)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Tony Hillerman (3)  3.45 (20)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    James Patterson (19)  3.45 (38)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Elmore Leonard (3)  3.43 (21)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Dorothy Gilman (2)  3.43 (14)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    James Lee Burke (2)  3.43 (7)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Janet Evanovich (11)  3.42 (26)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Carolyn G. Hart (0)  3.42 (12)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Alistair MacLean (3)  3.38 (13)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Marcia Muller (3)  3.38 (13)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Lisa Scottoline (6)  3.33 (15)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Robin Cook (2)  3.32 (31)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Erle Stanley Gardner (2)  3.32 (19)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Barbara Michaels (0)  3.31 (13)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Martha Grimes (1)  3.29 (14)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Ann Rule (3)  3.29 (7)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Jan Burke (2)  3.29 (7)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Dick Francis (4)  3.28 (29)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Lilian Jackson Braun (6)  3.26 (19)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Anne Perry (1)  3.25 (16)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Sandra Brown (1)  3.25 (12)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Joan Hess (1)  3.25 (8)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Susan Dunlap (1)  3.25 (8)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Lawrence Sanders (1)  3.23 (13)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Diane Mott Davidson (1)  3.20 (10)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Robert Barnard (0)  3.20 (10)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
    Elizabeth George (1)  3.15 (13)   Ra