Authors Starting with "P"

P. Djèlí Clark is an American writer known for his science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels. He is the author of the Fatma el-Sha’arawi series. Cla...

P.C. Cast is an American writer known for her paranormal romance and fantasy novels. She is most recognized for her House of Night series, which she c...

P.C. Hodgell is an American writer known for her science fiction and fantasy novels, particularly the Kencyrath series. She holds a Master’s degree in...

P.D. James was the pseudonym of Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park. An English author, she specialized in crime fiction, thrillers,...

P.F. Chisholm, also known as Patricia Finney, has been writing for most of her life, having been published for the first time at 18. As P.F. Chisholm,...

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English writer renowned for his humorous short stories and novels, particularly the Jeeves and Bland...

P.J. Parrish is the joint pseudonym of sisters Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols, known for their mystery and thriller novels. They are New York Times a...

P.J. Tracy is the pseudonym for the mother-daughter writing duo of Patricia and Traci Lambrecht. Patricia passed away at the age of 70 in 2016, while ...

Paul L. Gaus is an American author known for his Amish-themed mystery novels, particularly the Amish-Country Mysteries series. He was born in Ohio, wh...

P.L. Travers (1899-1996) was an Australian-English author renowned for her children's literature, particularly for creating Mary Poppins. She started ...

P.N. Elrod is an American author known for her urban fantasy works, particularly the Vampire Files series. She has also written the Jonathan Barrett, ...

Irene Radford is an American author from Oregon who also writes as P.R. Frost. Additionally, she has penned urban fantasy novels under the name Phylli...

P.T. Deutermann, an American author, specializes in suspense, mystery, thriller, and police procedural novels. He served 26 years in the U.S. Navy, re...

Paige Shelton is an American author known for her cozy mystery novels, including the Farmer’s Market Mysteries and Country Cooking School Mysteries se...

Paige Toon is a bestselling author known for her women’s fiction novels. She also writes young adult books and has published many short stories throug...

Paige Tyler lives in Florida with her military husband, their dog, and their lazy cat, affectionately called their furbaby. She graduated from the Uni...

Palessa is a novelist specializing in romance and family saga stories, notably the Baxter Family Saga. She discovered romance novels at the age of 11 ...

Pam Jenoff is an American author renowned for her book, The Kommandant’s Girl. She attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for her ...

Pamela Callow is a Canadian author known for her Kate Lange Thriller series. She debuted with the book "Damaged," which was selected as a Levy Home En...

Pamela Fagan Hutchins is a bestselling author known for her romance and mystery novels. She is particularly recognized for her What Doesn’t Kill You s...

Pamela M. Kelley is an author recognized for her Nantucket Beach Plum Cove series, the Montana Sweet Western Romance series, and the Court Street Inve...

Pandora Pine is the writer behind the Cold Case Psychic series, the Haunted Souls series, the Protect and Serve series, the Student Bodies series, and...

Paolo Bacigalupi is an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels aimed at both young adults and adults, particularly within the...

Parker S. Huntington is an American author known for her New Adult and contemporary romance novels. She obtained her B.A. in Creative Writing from the...

Parnell Hall is an American writer known for his mystery novels. He is the author of the Stanley Hastings, Steve Winslow (under the pseudonym J.P. Hai...

Pat Barker is an English writer known for her historical and contemporary fiction. Her works often explore themes of memory, trauma, survival, and rec...

Pat Conroy (1945-2016) was an American writer known for his literary fiction and non-fiction. His novels, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, w...

Patrice Caldwell is an American book editor and literary agent. Born and raised in Texas, she later attended Wesleyan College, where she graduated bef...

Patricia A. McKillip is an American author renowned for her contributions to the fantasy and science fiction genres. She is particularly recognized fo...

Patricia Bradley is an American author known for her Christian-themed contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. She is the creator of the Log...

Patricia Briggs is an American fantasy novelist, particularly recognized for her work in urban fantasy. She began writing in this genre at the request...

Patricia C. Wrede is an American writer known for her young adult fantasy novels. She is the author of the Lyra and the Enchanted Forest series and co...

Patricia Cornwell is an American writer known for her crime fiction novels, particularly the acclaimed Kay Scarpetta series. She also created two addi...

Patricia Gibney is an Irish crime thriller author, renowned for her Detective Lottie Parker series. A lifelong fan of crime fiction, she turned to wri...

Patricia H. Rushford is an American author known for her mystery novels, romantic suspense, children's literature, and non-fiction works. As a Christi...

Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was an American writer known for her suspenseful, psychological thrillers and crime fiction. Her debut novel, Strangers...

Patricia McLinn is an American author renowned for her Caught Dead in Wyoming series. She has also written the Season in a Small Town series and the I...

Patricia Moyes (1923-2000) was a British mystery novelist known for her Inspector Henry Tibbett series. Born in Dublin and educated in Northampton, sh...

Patricia Ryan is an American author known for her romance novels, which encompass contemporary, historical, and erotic genres, as well as mystery nove...

Patricia Skalka is an American author renowned for her Dave Cubiak Door County Mysteries series. She received the Edna Ferber Fiction Award from the C...

Patricia Smiley is an American author renowned for her Pacific Homicide series and her Tucker Sinclair series featuring an amateur sleuth. The third i...

Patricia Wentworth, the pen name of Dora Amy Elles (1878-1961), was a British crime fiction author renowned for her Miss Silver character. She receive...

Patrick Edwards is an English author known for his speculative fiction novels. He was born in England and spent his childhood in France, India, and In...

Patrick F. McManus (1933-2018) was an American writer known for his humorous outdoor columns and mystery novels. His mystery series features Sheriff B...

Patrick Lee is an American author known for his thriller novels, particularly the Travis Chase series. In his 20s, he sold two screenplays in Los Ange...

Patrick Logan is a writer of thriller and horror novels, known for his series including Damien Drake, Chase Adams FBI Thriller, Dr. Beckett Campbell, ...

Patrick Ness is an American author known for his young adult science fiction and fantasy novels. Besides writing, he works as a journalist and lecture...

Patrick O’Brian is the pen name of English novelist Richard Patrick Russ (1914-2000). He is most renowned for his Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series, ...

Patrick Robinson is a British author known for his naval thriller novels, featuring characters such as Admiral Arnold Morgan and Navy Seal Lt. Command...

Patrick Rothfuss is an American fantasy novelist, best known for his work on the Kingkiller Chronicle series. He received his B.S. in English from the...

Patrick Taylor is an Irish-Canadian author known for his contributions to world literature and medical fiction. He studied medicine in Northern Irelan...

Patrick deWitt is a Canadian author known for his literary and historical fiction novels. He was born on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and has ...

Patti Benning is the author of numerous novels and series. She is particularly recognized for her Latte’s Mewsings Cozy Mystery series, the Candy Cove...

Patti Callahan Henry is a bestselling author and a former recipient of the Christy Award for Book of the Year, the Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of ...

Patti Smith is a musician, writer, and performance artist who gained prominence in the 1970s for her significant contributions to the punk rock moveme...

Paul Austin Ardoin is the writer behind The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries series and the Murders of Substance series. He earned his B.A. in Creative Writ...

Paul Clayton is an American author known for his historical fiction and science fiction works. He wrote "White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colo...

Paul Cleave is a New Zealand author known for his thriller novels and is recognized as an internationally bestselling writer. From a young age, Paul a...

Paul Cornell is a British author, screenwriter, and comic book writer known for his extensive work in the Doctor Who universe, including books, comics...

Dr. Paul C. Doherty is an English writer known for his historical mystery novels and non-fiction history works. He serves as the Headmaster of Trinity...

Paul Doiron is an American writer known for his mystery and thriller novels. He is the author of the Mike Bowditch series, which features a game warde...

Paul Finch is an English author known for his thriller and horror novels, particularly the D.S. Heckenburg series. Before pursuing a writing career, h...

Paul Gallico was an American novelist renowned for his book, The Poseidon Adventure, which was turned into a highly successful film in 1972. His caree...

Paul Gamble is an Irish writer of children's novels, known for the Ministry of SUITs series. He was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and...

Paul Garrison is a pseudonym for American author Justin Scott, who writes suspense novels. He has also written under the names J.S. Blazer and Alexand...

Paul Heatley is a writer of noir and thriller novels, best known for the Tom Rollins Thriller series that started with Blood Line. He also authored th...

Paul Krueger is an American fantasy writer who made his debut in 2016 with the novel Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge, a distinctive work that blend...

Paul Levine is an American author known for his crime fiction and legal thrillers. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a newspaper repo...

Paul Lindsay (1943-2011) was an American writer known for his crime fiction and thriller novels. He authored the Novels of the FBI series and the Stev...

Paul Mann is an English author recognized for his George Sansi series and the Splatter Trilogy. In his youth, he emulated Ernest Hemingway, which cont...

Paul Murray is an Irish author known for his comic fiction novels. He studied English literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and obtained a Master’s d...

Paul Pilkington is a British author known for his suspense mystery novels, particularly the Emma Holden trilogy. He developed a passion for writing at...

Paul Sussman (1966-2012) was an English thriller novelist known for the Yusuf Khalifa series. In addition to his writing career, he was an archaeologi...

Paul Tremblay is an award-winning author recognized with the Bram Stoker Award and Locus Award for his contributions to horror, science fiction, and d...

Paul Vidich is an American writer who debuted in 2016 with his novel An Honorable Man. The book was recognized as one of the top thrillers of that yea...

Paul Watkins is an American author known for his fiction, historical fiction, and crime fiction, which he writes under the pen name Sam Eastland. He h...

P.J. Brackston is the author of the Found Things series, the Shadow Chronicles, and the Brothers Grimm series. Brackston attended Lancaster University...

Paula Fox (1923-2017) was an American writer known for her young adult, children’s, and literary fiction, as well as non-fiction works. She studied at...

Paula Graves is an American author renowned for her mystery romance novels. As a child, she was captivated by mystery and romance books, realizing her...

Paula Hawkins has lived in London since 1989, though she was born and grew up in Zimbabwe. She spent fifteen years working as a journalist before star...

Paula McLain is an American author renowned for her bestselling novels, including The Paris Wife, Circling the Sun, Love and Ruin, and When the Stars ...

Paula Munier is an author, editor, literary agent, and educator. She has written the Mercy Carr Mystery series and several non-fiction works. The inau...

Paulette Jiles is an American author known for her poetry, novels, and non-fiction. She earned a degree in Romance Languages from the University of Mi...

Paulette Kennedy is an American author known for her gothic historical fiction novels. Hailing from the Ozarks in Missouri, she has a deep passion for...

Pauline Gedge is a Canadian author known for her works in historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Originally from New Zealand, she l...

Pauline Rowson is an English crime fiction novelist known for her series featuring D.I. Andy Horton. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Rowson was ...

Paullina Simons is an American author known for her romantic and historical fiction novels. She was born in Leningrad, Russia (now Saint Petersburg), ...

Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author known for both fiction and non-fiction works focused on self-improvement and psychology. He aspired to be a writer ...

Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) was an American writer known for her literary fiction, non-fiction, and children's literature. She received the Pulitzer Pri...

Pedro Urvi is a Spanish fantasy author renowned for his Path of the Ranger series. He is also the creator of the popular epic fantasy series The Ileni...

Peg Cochran is an American writer known for her cozy mystery and young adult novels. She is the author of the Gourmet De-Lite Mysteries, Lucille Myste...

Peggy Blair is a Canadian author and lawyer known for her Inspector Ramirez series, which started with The Beggar’s Opera. A member of the Law Society...

Penelope Douglas is an American author known for her contemporary and New Adult romance and erotica novels. She is the creator of the Devil’s Night an...

Peng Shepherd is an American author known for her science fiction and fantasy novels. She was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and has lived in various cit...

Penny Grubb is an English crime fiction author who began writing at the age of 4 and entered writing competitions by age 9. Her novels feature private...

Penny Reid is an author known for her romantic comedies, contemporary romances, and cozy mysteries. She is the creator of the Knitting in the City, Wi...

Penny Vincenzi is a British author known for her contemporary fiction and romance novels, including the Spoils of Time trilogy. She began her writing ...

Penny Warner is an American author known for her mystery novels, children's books, and non-fiction works. She has written the Connor Westphal, Party-P...

Pepper Winters is a New Zealand author known for her romance novels. She is the creator of the Monsters in the Dark, Indebted, and Dollar series, and ...

Per Wahloo (1926-1975) was a Swedish crime fiction author, sometimes referred to as "Peter" in English. He is best known for his collaboration with fe...

Percival Everett is an American author known for his literary fiction novels and poetry. He wrote his first novel while pursuing his AM degree at Brow...

Perri O’Shaughnessy is the pseudonym for the sister writing duo Mary and Pamela O’Shaughnessy. Prior to collaborating on novels, Pamela worked as a tr...

Pete Brassett is a Scottish author renowned for his Detective Inspector Munro and Detective Sergeant West book series, which started in 2016 with the ...

Peter Abrahams is an American writer known for his crime fiction and suspense novels. He authors the Echo Falls Mysteries and standalone works under h...

Peter Blauner is an American writer known for his crime fiction novels. He graduated from Wesleyan University and became part of the staff at New York...

Peter Bowen (1945-2020) was an American writer known for his western and mystery novels. In addition to his work as a novelist, he had experience as a...

Peter Brandvold is an American writer known for his western fiction novels and short stories. He is the author of the Ben Stillman, Lou Prophet, and ....

Peter Carey is an Australian writer known for his literary fiction novels. He attended a local state school until the age of 11, after which he became...

Peter Clines is an American author known for his horror and science fiction novels, including the Ex-Heroes series. He grew up in Maine, the home of S...

Peter Corris is an Australian writer known for his crime fiction, historical fiction, and non-fiction works. He is most recognized for his Cliff Hardy...

Peter F. Hamilton is an English science fiction novelist, particularly known for his space operas. His notable series include the Night’s Dawn and Com...

Peter Grainger is a British author known for his crime fiction novels, particularly the DC Smith series. Although he has always enjoyed reading, his i...

Peter Heller is an American author and a long-time contributor to NPR. He also serves as a contributing editor for Outside Magazine and Men’s Journal....

Peter Høeg is a Danish author best known for his award-winning novel, Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, which achieved significant success upon its rele...

Peter James is an English author known for his work as a novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. His series features Detective Superintendent Roy G...

Peter Kirsanow is an American thriller novelist who also practices and teaches law. He serves on the United States Commission on Civil Rights and is a...

Peter Lerangis is an American author known for his work in young adult and children's fiction. He is best recognized as the creator and author of the ...

Peter Lovesey is a British author known for his crime fiction novels, many of which are set in historical contexts. His notable series characters incl...

Peter May is a Scottish author known for his crime fiction, mystery, and thriller novels, as well as his work in television and his background as a jo...

Peter Mayle (1939-2018) was a British author known for his non-fiction, picture books, and general fiction novels. He spent several years in the adver...

Peter Meredith is an American writer renowned for his post-apocalyptic, zombie, and science fiction novels. He is the creator of the Generation Z seri...

Peter Nealen is an author known for his military thriller and science fiction novels. He is the creator of the American Praetorians, Brannigan’s Black...

Peter O’Donnell (1920-2010) was an English writer known for his action-adventure, spy, and mystery novels, as well as comic strips. He is most famous ...

Peter O’Mahoney is an author known for his legal and financial thriller novels. He is the creator of the Bill Harvey series, Jack Valentine series, So...

Peter Robinson was an English-Canadian writer known for his crime fiction. His primary character, Inspector Alan Banks, serves as the DCI in a fiction...

Peter Straub is an American writer known for his horror novels and poetry. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Bram Stoker Award...

Peter Swanson is an American writer known for his psychological thrillers. His works have been featured in various publications, including Asimov’s Sc...

Peter Temple was an Australian novelist of crime fiction, originally from South Africa. He is known for the Jack Irish series. Prior to his writing ca...

Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan are pseudonyms for British novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Berresford Ellis. As Peter Tremayne, he writes h...

Peter Turnbull is a British writer known for his crime fiction novels. He is the author of the P Division, Hennessey and Yellich, and Harry Vicary ser...

Peter V. Brett is an American fantasy novelist known for his Demon Cycle series. He developed a passion for fantasy literature and comics while growin...

Peter Watt is an Australian author known for his historical and contemporary fiction, including the Frontier series. His diverse career includes roles...

Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction writer renowned for his contributions to hard science fiction. He is particularly recognized for the Rifters...

Petra Durst-Benning is a German author known for her historical fiction novels, including the Glassblower Trilogy and Century Trilogy series. For the ...

Phaedra Patrick is a writer of women’s fiction and a USA Today bestselling author. Before she became a novelist, she held various roles, including sta...

Phil Bowie is an American writer primarily known for his suspense novels. He has contributed articles, short stories, and photographs to various magaz...

Phil Rickman is an English writer known for his mystery and supernatural-themed novels. In addition to his real name, he has published works under the...

Philip Friedman is an American author and a New York Times bestselling writer, renowned for his Cold War thriller, Termination Order. He has also publ...

Philip Gulley is a Quaker pastor, speaker, and author renowned for his long-running Harmony book series. Each chapter in this series includes a story ...

Philip José Farmer was an American author renowned for his World of Tiers and Riverworld series. His writing often centered on pulp heroes while also ...

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was an American science fiction writer whose novels explored themes such as monopolistic corporations, authoritarian regime...

Philip Kerr was a British writer known for his thriller novels and children's books, which he published under the pseudonym P.B. Kerr. He died on Marc...

Philip Pullman is an English author known for his fantasy novels, primarily aimed at children and younger audiences. Some critics argue that his works...

Phillip R. Craig was an American author renowned for his Martha’s Vineyard mystery series. Throughout his life, he published over twenty books, and si...

Philip Reeve is an English author and illustrator known for his science fiction and children's books, which he also illustrates. He is most recognized...

Philip Roth was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author renowned for his Nathan Zuckerman series. He wrote American Pastoral in 1997, which earned him the Pul...

Philippa East is a Scottish author who made her debut in 2020 with the novel Little White Lies. The book received significant acclaim upon its release...

Philippa Gregory is a British author known for her historical fiction. She focuses on various historical periods, particularly the Tudor era, and is b...

Phillip DePoy is an American author known for his suspense, mystery, and thriller novels. He is the creator of the Flap Tucker and Fever Devilin serie...

Phillip Margolin is an American writer known for his legal thrillers. His admiration for Perry Mason inspired him to pursue a career in law, leading h...

Phyllis A. Whitney (1903-2008) was an American author renowned for her mysteries, gothic fiction, and romantic suspense. Although she earned the nickn...

Pierce Brown is an American author known for his young adult fantasy novels, particularly the Red Rising Trilogy. He spent his childhood constructing ...

Piers Anthony is an English-American writer known for his science fiction and fantasy novels. He has created several series, including Xanth, Cluster,...

Pintip Dunn is an American author known for her YA fantasy novels and is a New York Times bestselling writer. She has aspired to be an author since th...

Piper Maitland is an American author recognized for her Acquainted With the Night series, also referred to as The Night series. The series commenced i...

Piper Rayne is the collaborative pen name of authors Elisabeth Grace and Michelle Lynn. They create romance novels, featuring series such as the Baile...

Piper Stone is a writer of contemporary, paranormal, gothic, and erotic romance novels. She has created several series, such as the Merciless Kings, A...

Pittacus Lore is a pseudonym used by authors James Frey and Jobie Hughes for their book series, The Lorien Legacy, which includes the well-known title...

Poul Anderson (1926-2001) was an American writer known for his contributions to science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction. He began his writing...

Priscilla Masters is an English writer known for her crime fiction and mystery novels. She is the author of the Joanna Piercy series and the Martha Gu...

Priscilla Royal is an author specializing in medieval and historical fiction. Originally from New Westminster, British Columbia, she now resides in Wa...

Pseudonymous Bosch is a pseudonym used by a children's book author, inspired by Hieronymus Bosch. There are speculations that the author is Raphael Si...