Mystery fiction is an interesting genre. It is the corner of literature that are all about pieces to put together, crimes to investigate, suspects to catch, and doubts to cease. There are a lot of deceiving people and things that will make the journey a one crazy roller coaster ride. Also, there are plenty of unexpected betrayals, jaw-dropping revelations, and heart-pounding scenes. This genre has been one of literature’s best, which is being patronized by readers from the reign of Edgar Allan Poe until today.
You probably have heard about the best detectives in town, such as the classic Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew. These characters have become some of the foundations of this genre. As various genres emerge, the literary world have become massive and complex; but amidst this progress, mystery fiction still continued to soar and live up its glory days. Many books and authors of this category have been patronized by literary enthusiasts and book worms because of how well the stories have been written and characters have been made.
So, if you are one of the mystery fiction die-hards and want to get to know more authors of this genre, then you are on the right page! Listed below are the best mystery fiction authors that you might want to check.
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie or Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller is the daughter of Frederick Alvah Miller and Clarissa Margaret Miller. She was born on September 15, 1980. She belonged to a rich upper-middle-class family and was the youngest of the three children. She is prominent in the world of literature as Agatha Christie or Mary Westmacott, her pen name. Agatha published more than 60 detective books and a total of 14 short story anthologies. She also have written the longest-running drama called The Mousetrap that has been staged in the West End from the 1952 until this year. Before she experienced the fame, she also faced a couple of rejections. However, her piece The Mysterious Affair at Styles opened the gates for her in the year 1920. Christie’s success in the literary realm paved her way to be appointed as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). She also made it to the Guinness World Records as the all-time best-selling fiction author.
Tana French
Tana French is an American-Irish novelist and actress. She was born in Burlington, Vermont on May 10, 1973. Her parents are David French and Elena Hvostoff-Lombardi. She started going to Trinity College in Dublin where she focused on acting. Her first mystery novel was released last January 30, 2007 under the publishing company Viking Adult. It was also the first book of the Dublin Murder Squad, which was followed by The Likeness. French received multiple awards for her debut novel in the year 2008, which are the Edgar Award, Barry Award, Macavity Award, and Anthony Award. Additionally, she received other awards, such as the 2007 Finalist for Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Mystery/Thriller), 2012 International Dublin Literary Award nominee for Faithful Place, 2012 Irish Book Award – Irish Crime Fiction Award for Broken Harbor, and 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Mystery/Thriller) for Broken Harbor.
C.J. Box
C.J. Box or Charles James Box Jr. is a successful mystery fiction/thriller author. He was born on November 09, 1958 in Casper, Wyoming. Charles James studied in the University of Denver where he acquired his bachelor’s degree in mass communications. He wrote more than 20 books and has received plenty of awards. Some of the said awards include Best First Novel category award from the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, and Barry Award for Open Season; 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award; and more. Box was popularly known for his Joe Pickett series, which is consist of 20 books; but aside from this series, he also have other notable works, such as three stand-alone books, Cassie Dewell books, and a couple of short stories.
JB Clemmens
JB Clemmens o Jeanie B. Clemmens is the author of the wonderful 2015 mystery fiction book The Numbered Cups Mystery, which is the fourth book of the Lieutenant James Mysteries series. Although she is already an outstanding author, Clemmens also enjoy reading works with the same genre of her books. Some of the mystery authors that she fancies are Christie, Wolfe, Marsh, Grimes, Childs, etc. Jeanie also loves writing; for that reason, she was able to produce a lot of books, such as Jigsaw, Death in Sequence, Something Fishy in Manhattan, A Substitute for Murder, Mystery at Pima Point, and more. She is currently wrapping up her research that she has been working on for three years now for her new book that revolves around 1969 called Upon the Moon and Woodstock.
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