Police Procedural

The sub-genre speaks for itself and it includes all those mysteries that have a police element. We have decided to divide this category into geographical settings.

Algeria

Yasmina Khadra

Forced to write under as pseudonym, Yasmina Khadra sharp and very noir mysteries depict the sadness of current Algeria.

Canada

Kathy Reichs

With her mysteries set in Canada, Kathy Reichs, a professional forensic anthropologist, has placed herself in competition with Cornwell.

France

	Jean-Christophe Grangé	Author of Blood Red Rivers.
	Jean-Claude Izzo	A very successful French writer known also in Italy, Jean-Claude Izzo has a series set in Marseilles.

Italy

	Andrea Camilleri	One of the most famous Italian crime authors who also uses this genre to write historical novels on Sicily.
	Michael Dibdin	Dibdin is famous for both his series, featuring Italian cop Aurelio Zen, as well as his non-series novels that are characterized by diversity.
	Carlo Lucarelli	One of the most important modern Italian mystery writers.
	Iain Pears	Has a series featuring art historian Jonathan Argyll often set in Italy.
	Giorgio Scerbanenco	The father of the Italian noir.
	Leonardo Sciascia	Sciascia wrote some of the most famous mafia stories ever.

Mexico

Jorge Ibargüengoitia

Among the most famous modern Mexican authors.

Russia - USSR

Martin Cruz Smith

The creator of the Arkady Renko series as well as many other different stories.

Turkey

Barbara Nadel

Considered to be one of the most interesting young UK authors.

	Jane Adams	An author you will not forget.
	Margery Allingham	One of the Queens of detective fiction.
	Veronica Black (pseudonym of Maureen Peters)	Sister Joan is the hero of these mysteries set in Cornwall.
	Christianna Brand	Considered the last author of the Golden Age of the Detective novel.
	Kate Charles	An American often considered too British, Kate Charles features novels set in the Church of England.
	Wilkie Collins	Author of one of the earliest detective stories, Wilkie Collins is famous also for his work with Charles Dickens.
	Deborah Crombie	Thanks to her Duncan Kincaid Series, Deborah Crombie is very highly considered and her novels have been translated into many languages.
	Colin Dexter	Among the most highly considered crime writers.
	Ron Ellis	One of the most interesting new UK authors.
	Elizabeth George	George is considered to be one of the most brilliant US crime novelists.
	Martha Grimes	Very successful in the US, Martha Grimes' book titles are names after English pubs.
	PD James	Author of a very successful series featuring Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, James has been able to give the genre a quality status.
	Ngaio Marsh	One of the Queens of the British Golden Age.
	Ruth Rendell (a.k.a. Barbara Vine)	One of the queens of the genre, Rendell not only has a series featuring Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, but also writes non series, short stories as well as darker novels under the name of Barbara Vine.
	Susannah Stacey (a.k.a Elizabeth Eyre)	Another writer duo, Jill Staines and Margaret Storey, with a series featuring Superintendent Robert Bone.
	Minette Walters	A non-series author, Walters has won tons of awards both in Britain as well as in the US with her extremely well written whodunits.

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	Michael Connelly	Among the most appreciated modern mystery writers.
	Patricia Cornwell	One of the few authors to win awards on both sides of the Atlantic, Patricia Cornwell has established herself as one of the most successful women crime writers of her time.
	Louise Crawford	Author of two very aphomeciated series, published as ebooks.
	Jeffrey Deaver	Currently one of the most popular authors world wide.
	James Ellroy	Among the most popular hard boiled mystery authors.
	Leslie Glass	Very popular and original author with her series featuring April Woo.
	Dashiell Hammett	The father of hard boiled.
	Patricia Harrington	Mystery set among the Cambodian refugees.
	Thomas Harris	Father of possibly the most famous fiction serial killer, Hannibal Lecter, Harris does not write very many books but when he does success is guaranteed.
	Elsie (LC) Hayden	A writer with a considerable experience in writing, Elsie Hayden has just started to write novels.
	Tony Hillerman	One of the most apreciated US authors, Tony Hillerman can be defined as the father of the ethic mystery.
	Faye Kellerman	Author of the Decker/Lazerus series.
	Jonathan Kellerman	Author of the Delaware series.
	Rochelle Krich	Author of a series featuring Jessie Drake.
	Francine Mathews (a.k.a. Stephanie Barron)	Writes police procedurals set in Nantucket.
	T. Jefferson Parker	An upcoming brilliant author.
	James Patterson	Winner of the Edgar in 1977, James Patterson's fame lies mainly in the creation of Alex Cross.
	Ridley Pearson	One of the most popular US writers with a series featuring Detective Lou Boldt.
	Aileen Schumacher	Rising in popularity, Aileen Schumacher is the author of engineering whodunits featuring Tory Travers and Detective David Alvarez.
	Martin Cruz Smith	Author of a series featuring New York Gypsy art dealer Roman Grey.
	Cornell Woolrich	The father of noir.