List of European mystery writers

The following is a list of European mystery writers whose works have been translated in various European languages.

List

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• Christine Adamo (born 1965), France
• Boris Akunin (born 1956), Russian
• Karin Alvtegen (born 1965), Swedish
• Jakob Arjouni ^[1] (born 1964), German
• A.C. Baantjer (1923–2010), Dutch
• Barbara Baraldi (born 1975), Italian
• Nicholas Blake, see Cecil-Day Lewis
• Anders Bodelsen (1937–2021), Danish
• Pierre Boileau (1906–1989), French
• Roger Borniche (1919–2020), French
• Christianna Brand (1907–1988), British
• John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), British
• Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019), Italian
• Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech
• Massimo Carlotto (born 1956), Italian
• G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936), British
• Agatha Christie (1890–1976), British
• Philippe Claudell (born 1962), French
• Hugo Claus, Flemish
• Brian Cleeve (1921–2003), British
• Liza Cody (born 1944), British
• Edmund Crispin (1921–1978), British
• K. O. Dahl (born 1958), Norwegian
• Leif Davidsen (born 1950), Danish
• Lindsey Davis (born 1949), British
• Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972), British
• Colin Dexter (1930–2017), British
• Michael Dibdin (1947–2007), British
• Adrian Conan Doyle (1910–1970), British
• Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British
• Kerstin Ekman (born 1933), Swedish
• Karin Fossum (born 1954), Norwegian
• Inger Frimansson, Swedish
• Carlo Fruttero (1926–2012), Italian
• Doris Gercke (born 1937), German
• Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), Spanish
• Juan Gómez-Jurado (born 1977), Spanish
• Jean-Christophe Grangé (born 1961), French
• Robert van Gulik (1910–1967), Dutch
• Reginald Hill (1935–2012), British
• Anne Holt (born 1958), Norwegian
• Arnaldur Indriðason (born 1961), Icelandic
• Michael Innes (1906–1994), British
• Claude Izner, French – nom de plume of two sisters, Liliane Korb and Laurence Lefevre
• P. D. James (1920–2014), British
• Sébastien Japrisot (1931–2003), French
• Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948–2011), Finnish
• Thierry Jonquet (1954–2009), French
• Mari Jungstedt (born 1962), Swedish
• Ismail Kadare (1936—2024), Albanian
• H. R. F. Keating (1926–2011), British
• David Kessler (born 1957), British
• Pavel Kohout (born 1928), Czech
• Tim Krabbé (born 1943), Dutch
• Åsa Larsson (born 1966), Swedish
• Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), Swedish
• Francisco González Ledesma (1927–2015), Spanish
• Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964), Finnish
• Gaston Leroux (1868–1927), French
• Carlo Lucarelli (born 1960), Italian
• Franco Lucentini (1920–2002), Italian
• Philip MacDonald (1900–1980), British
• Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942–1995), French
• Henning Mankell (1948–2015), Swedish
• Alexandra Marinina (born 1957), Russian
• Petros Márkaris (born 1937), Greek
• Liza Marklund (born 1962), Swedish
• Edward Marston (pseudonym of Keith Miles), British
• Andreu Martín (born 1949), Spanish
• Val McDermid (born 1955), British
• Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939–2003), Spanish
• Patricia Moyes (1923–2000), British
• Margaret Murphy (born 1959), British
• Magdalen Nabb (1947–2007), British
• Barbara Nadel, British
• Thomas Narcejac (1908–1998), French
• Jo Nesbø (born 1960), Norwegian
• Håkan Nesser (born 1950), Swedish
• Iain Pears (born 1955), British
• Arturo Pérez-Reverte (born 1951), Spanish
• Ellis Peters (1913–1995)
• Ian Rankin (born 1960), British
• Ruth Rendell (1930–2015), British
• Craig Russell British
• Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957), British
• Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911–1969), Russian-Italian
• Bernhard Schlink (born 1944), German
• Leonardo Sciascia (1921–1989), Italian
• Georges Simenon (1903–1989), Belgian
• Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020), Swedish
• Fredrik Skagen (1936–2017), Norwegian
• Josef Skvorecky (1924–2012), Czech
• José Carlos Somoza (born 1959), Spanish
• Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947), Norwegian
• Julian Symons (1912–1994), British
• Josephine Tey (1896–1952), British
• Helene Tursten (born 1954), Swedish
• Barry Unsworth (1930–2012), British
• Fred Vargas (born 1957), French
• Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939–2003), Spanish
• Per Wahlöö (1926–1975), Swedish
• Edgar Wallace (1875–1932), British
• Minette Walters (born 1949), British
• Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008), Dutch
• R. D. Wingfield (1928–2007), British
• Helen Zahavi (born 1966), British

References

1. Förster, Jochen (2 May 2003). "Mach mal langsam". Die Welt.

See also

• List of mystery writers
• List of Asian crime fiction writers