Who is the best author of detective novels? - Results & Rankings

Known for creating iconic detective Hercule Poirot

Wrote The Maltese Falcon, influential in noir fiction

Famous for the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series set in Quebec

Known for her Dublin Murder Squad series with psychological depth

Famous for the Maigret series featuring Inspector Jules Amedee Francois Maigret

Known for the Lord Peter Wimsey detective series

Known for the Kurt Wallander series set in Sweden

Known for the Harry Hole detective series set in Norway

Created Sherlock Holmes, the quintessential detective character

Known for psychological thrillers, including Gone Girl

Prolific author known for the Alex Cross series

Created the Jack Reacher series featuring a former military policeman

Famous for the Harry Bosch series of detective novels

Authored the Millennium series, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Created the Nero Wolfe series, featuring a brilliant detective

Pioneer of hard-boiled detective fiction, known for Philip Marlowe