List of European mystery writers

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

Boris Akunin (born 1956), Russian
Christine Adamo (born 1965), France
Karin Alvtegen (born 1965), Swedish
Jakob Arjouni^[1] (born 1964), German (see de:Jakob Arjouni)
A.C. Baantjer (born 1923-2010), Dutch
Barbara Baraldi (born 1975), Italian (see it:Barbara Baraldi)
Nicholas Blake, see Cecil-Day Lewis
Anders Bodelsen (born 1937), Danish
Pierre Boileau (1906–1989), French
Roger Borniche (born 1919), French
Christianna Brand (1907–1988), British
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), British
Aspe, Flemish
Andrea Camilleri (born 1925), Italian
Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech
Massimo Carlotto (born 1956), Italian (see it:Massimo Carlotto)
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936), British
Agatha Christie (1890–1976), British
Philippe Claudell (born 1962), French
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 (born 1930), 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 (born 1926), Italian
Doris Gercke (born 1937), German
Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), Spanish ^[2]
Juan Gómez-Jurado (born 1977), Spanish
Jean-Christophe Grangé (born 1961), French
Robert van Gulik (1910–1967), Dutch
Reginald Hill (born 1935), British
Anne Holt (born 1958), Norwegian
Hugo Claus, Flemish
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 (born 1920), British
Sébastien Japrisot (1931–2003), French
Thierry Jonquet (born 1954), French
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (born 1948), Finnish
Mari Jungstedt (born 1962), Swedish
Ismail Kadare (born 1936), Albanian
H. R. F. Keating (born 1926), British
Pavel Kohout (born 1928), Czech
David Kessler (author) (born 1957), British
Tim Krabbé (born 1943), Dutch
Åsa Larsson (born 1966), Swedish
Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), Swedish
Francisco González Ledesma (born 1927), Spanish^[3]
Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964), Finnish
Gaston Leroux (1868–1927), French
Carlo Lucarelli (born 1960), Italian
Franco Lucentini (1920–2002), Italian
Val McDermid (born 1955), British
Philip MacDonald (1900–1980), British
Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942–1995), French
Henning Mankell (born 1948), 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
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 (born 1930), British
Craig Russell (British author) 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 (born 1935), Swedish
Fredrik Skagen (born 1936), Norwegian
Josef Skvorecky (1924–2012), Czech
José Carlos Somoza (born 1959), Spanish
Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947), Norwegian
Julian Symons (1912–1994), British
Enrico Teodorani (born 1970), Italian
Josephine Tey (1896–1952), British
Helene Tursten (born 1954), Swedish
Barry Unsworth (born 1930), 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

List of European mystery writers

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