Here we have listed 14 Best Mystery Book Authors Of All Time.
Agatha is the popular writer of mysteries, but she is also equally known for her thrillers.
Doyle’s most famous works, which he considers often overshadowed his other more serious works, include those featuring the great Sherlock Holmes.
If you haven’t read a John Grisham mystery, where are you? Grisham is one of the most popular mystery writers alive, and his oeuvre includes books like “The Firm”.
Chandler is best known for his detective fiction, and for the creation of his detective Philip Marlowe.
French is an American mystery writer with books like “In The Woods”, “The Searcher” and “The Likeness” to her name.
This is the pen name of British thriller novelist David Cornwell, who has written works like “The Looking Glass War”, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, “Smiley’s People”, “The Little Drummer Girl”.
Stephen King needs no introduction. He wrote horror, science fiction, thriller, fantasy and mystery books.
Brown’s works, which feature religious or historical mysteries that take place in the span of a night, include “The DaVinci Code”, “Origin”, “Inferno” and more.
Highsmith is an American writer of short stories and novels that revolved around psychological issues.
Koontz wrote wonderful thriller mysteries, which often have elements of the supernatural or science fiction within them.
Some of the best books the popular author James Patterson wrote include “Run, Rose, Run”, “22 Seconds”, “The President is Missing” and more.
Lee Child is the pen name of James Grover Grant, the prolific author of suspense thrillers.
Foley is a British author, and she writes three genres, according to her bio – contemporary, historical fiction and mystery.