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Thriller Writers ...
This is a list of thriller or suspense novelists. Note that some of these may overlap with authors of crime, mystery or spy fiction. A B C–D E–F G H I–J K–L M–N O–P R S T–W Y–Z {{columns-list, colwidth=18em, *Dornford Yates * Helen Zahavi See also *Thriller fiction *Spy fiction *List of crime writers * List of mystery writers External links * International Thriller Writers (ITW)br>official website *List of thriller writers *List of thriller writers Thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earle Basinsky
Earle Morris Basinsky, Jr. (1921–1963) was an American crime novelist and protégé of Mickey Spillane. He wrote two novels, 1955's ''The Big Steal'' and 1956's ''Death is a Cold, Keen Edge'', and five short stories. Biography Basinky was born in 1921 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Earle Basinsky, Sr., and Aline Basinsky. He attended law school at the University of Mississippi in 1939 but left in 1942 to join the United States Army Air Forces, eventually earning the rank of captain. While stationed in Greenwood, Mississippi for pilot training, he met and befriended Mickey Spillane, who was then in Greenwood serving in the Army. He married Mary Johanna Poehlmann in 1945. After the war, he moved briefly to Brooklyn, New York, where he worked with Spillane. In 1946, apparently during his time with Spillane in New York, Basinsky published two short stories in comic books: "Killer's Choice" in ''Vic Verity'', and "Knife Act" in ''Don Fortune Magazine''. He returned to Vicksburg and work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Braver
Gary Goshgarian, better known by his pen name Gary Braver, is the author of nine thrillers and mysteries. Goshgarian is an assistant professor of English at Northeastern University in Boston. He has taught fiction-writing workshops throughout the United States and Europe. He is the author of five college writing textbooks with Pearson Education. Early life Goshgarian was born in Hartford, CT. He earned a degree in physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. WPI awarded him the Robert H. Goddard Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement in 2014. Goshgarian decided he wanted to write when he finished college, and went on to the University of Connecticut where he received an MA in English, followed by a Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Writing career Goshgarian wrote three novels under his own name before writing the next six under his pseudonym, Gary Braver. "Braver" is a translation of the name of Goshgarian's paternal grandfather (Garabed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bourne
Jonathan Saul Freedland (born 25 February 1967) is a British journalist who writes a weekly column for ''The Guardian'' and presents the BBC Radio 4 contemporary history series ''The Long View''. He previously wrote for ''The Jewish Chronicle'' until his resignation in September 2024 along with Hadley Freeman, David Aaronovitch, David Baddiel and others. Freedland also writes thrillers, mainly under the pseudonym Sam Bourne, and has written a play, ''Jews. In Their Own Words'', performed in 2022 at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Early life The youngest of three children and the only son of a Jewish couple, biographer and journalist Michael Freedland, and Israeli-born Sara Hocherman, he was educated at University College School, a boys' independent school in Hampstead, London. As a child, Freedland periodically accompanied his father for broadcasting work. On one occasion, his father was interviewing Eric Morecambe, who comically assumed the 10 year-old Freedland was marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo ( ; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish literature, Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, () and (), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, Indeterminism, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magical realism, magical realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.Theo L. D'Haen (1995) "Magical Realism and Postmodernism: Decentering Privileged Centers", in: Louis P. Zamora and Wendy B. Faris, ''Magical Realism: Theory, History and Community''. Duhan and London, Duke University Press, pp. 191–208. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Bond
Lawrence L. Bond (born June 11, 1951) is an American author and wargame designer. He is the designer of the ''Harpoon'' and ''Command at Sea'' gaming systems, and several supplements for the games. Examples of his numerous novels include ''Dangerous Ground'', ''Day of Wrath'', ''The Enemy Within'', ''Cauldron'', ''Vortex'' and ''Red Phoenix''. He also co-authored ''Red Storm Rising'' with Tom Clancy. Early life and education Bond was born on June 11, 1951, and grew up outside St. Paul, Minnesota. When he was eight years old, an uncle gave him a copy of ''Afrika Korps'', spurring his lifelong interest in wargames. In 1973, Bond graduated from St. Thomas College with a degree in quantitative methods, and worked as a computer programmer for two years before joining the U.S. Navy. Career U.S. Navy Bond graduated from the United States Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976. He spent six years on active naval duty, including four years on destroyers, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert. Notable people named Roberto include: * Roberto (footballer, born 1912) * Roberto (footballer, born 1977) * Roberto (footballer, born 1978) * Roberto (footballer, born 1979) * Roberto (footballer, born 1988) * Roberto (footballer, born January 1990) * Roberto (footballer, born December 1990) * Roberto (footballer, born 1998) * Roberto Abbondanzieri (born 1972), Argentine footballer * Roberto Acuña (born 1972), Paraguayan footballer * Roberto Alagna (born 1963), French operatic tenor * Roberto Alomar (born 1968), Puerto Rican baseball player * Roberto Alvarado (born 1998), Mexican footballer * Roberto Amadio (born 1963), Italian cyclist * Roberto d'Amico (born 1967), Belgian politician * Roberto Ayala (born 1973), Argentine footballer * Roberto Badiani (born 1949), Italian footballer * Roberto Baggio (born 1967), Italian footballer * Roberto Ballini (born 1944), Italian footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bock
Charles Bock (born 1969) is an American writer whose debut novel '' Beautiful Children'' (published by Random House) was selected by ''The New York Times'' as a Notable Book of the Year for 2008, and won the 2009 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Biography Bock was born and raised in Las Vegas, which served as the setting for '' Beautiful Children''. He comes from a family of pawnbrokers who have operated shops in Downtown Las Vegas for more than 30 years. On his website, he reflects upon his upbringing as a source of inspiration for the novel: Bock earned a Master's of Fine Arts in fiction and literature from Bennington College and has taught fiction at the Gotham Writers Workshop in New York City. He is a 2009 recipient of the Silver Pen Award (Nevada Writers Hall of Fame), which was established in 1996 to recognize mid-career writers who have already shown substantial achievement. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Berry (novelist)
Steve Berry (born September 2, 1955) is an American author and former attorney currently living in St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spani .... He was a trial lawyer for thirty years and held elected office for fourteen. His first works, '' The Amber Room'' and '' The Romanov Prophecy'', were published in 2003 and 2004. Works References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Steve 1955 births Living people Novelists from Georgia (U.S. state) People from St. Augustine, Florida 21st-century American novelists People from Camden County, Georgia American male novelists American male short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bernhardt
William Bernhardt is an American thriller/mystery/suspense fiction author best known for his "Ben Kincaid" series of book Career Bernhardt is best known for his series of legal thrillers. ''Library Journal'' called him the "master of the courtroom drama". He has written several novels outside the series, including ''Nemesis: The Final Case of Eliot Ness'' and ''The Florentine Poet,'' which has been called, "The Princess Bride for literature lovers." Bernhardt spent over two years researching ''Nemesis,'' which provides a compelling solution to the unsolved mystery of the identity of The Mad Butcher of Cleveland, generally considered America's first true serial killer. His other series characters include, Susan Pulaski (''Dark Eye'' and ''Strip Search''), Daniel Pike (''The Last Chance Lawyer''), and Kenzi Rivera (''Splitsville''). His most recent novel is ''Challengers of the Dust'' (2025), a historical novel set in 1935 Dust Bowl Oklahoma. In 2023, acting on a suggestion from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Benton
Kenneth Carter Benton, Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (4 March 1909 – 14 October 1999) was an English Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 officer and diplomat from 1937–68. Following retirement, Benton began a second career as writer of Spy fiction, spy and Crime fiction, crime thrillers. Early life and education Benton attended Wolverhampton School, and was first employed teaching French in an English Preparatory school (United Kingdom), prep school, then teaching English in Florence and Vienna. During this time, he earned a degree in French, German and Italian as an external student at University of London, London University. 1937–41: Recruitment to MI6 and first postings In 1937, in Vienna, Benton was offered a job by Captain Thomas Kendrick, the British Passport Control Officer for Vienna, who he had met initially through his future wife, Peggie Lambert. He was subsequently interviewed by Maurice Jeffes and Hugh Sinclair, Admiral Hugh Sinclair, then chief of MI6. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bendell
Don Bendell (born January 8, 1947) is an American author, rancher, tracker, and Vietnam combat veteran. He has published 31 books and assisted in exposing former Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy's claims of serving as a Green Beret as false. Bendell was born in Akron, Ohio, and has had his work published in ''The American Spectator''. Bendell is a grand master instructor in five martial arts, and is a 1995 inductee into the International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame. Education Bendell has a Bachelor of Science in Business from Colorado Christian University and a Master of Science in Business from the Ken Blanchard College of Business in Grand Canyon University. Politics In November 2016, Bendell spoke and was master of ceremonies at the largest rally in Colorado introducing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. One week earlier he was an Emcee and introduced Eric J. Trump at Colorado Christian University in Denver. In 2018, Bendell ran as a Republican for the Color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
