Authors Starting with "R"

R. Allen Chappell is an American author renowned for his Navajo Nation book series. He grew up, attended school, and worked with the Navajo, forming m...

R.A. Salvatore is an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels, including the DemonWars Saga, the Forgotten Realms series, and ...

R.C. Bridgestock is the joint pen name of British authors Bob and Carol Bridgestock, a husband-and-wife writing duo. They are known for the D.I. Jack ...

Rodney David Wingfield (1928-2007) was an English author and playwright, renowned for his Detective Inspector Jack Frost crime fiction series. Born in...

R.E. Donald is a Canadian author renowned for the Hunter Rayne Highway Mysteries series, which commenced in 2013 with the publication of Slow Curve on...

R.F. Delderfield (1912-1972) was an English novelist renowned for his historical fiction. He also wrote several plays and non-fiction works. His novel...

R.F. Kuang is a Chinese-American fantasy novelist known for the Poppy War series. Born Rebecca in Guangzhou, China, she moved to the United States at ...

R.G. Belsky is an American crime fiction writer, renowned for his Clare Carlson Mystery series and the Gil Malloy series. He previously served as the ...

R.J. Blain is an author known for her urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels. She is a USA Today bestselling writer, recognized for her Witch & W...

Roger Jon (R.J.) Ellory is an English author known for his thriller novels. He cites Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Moorcock, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Stephen...

R.J. Palacio is the author of the global sensation Wonder. The book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for several years and has sold over...

R.J. Patterson, also known as Jack Patterson, is an American thriller novelist known for the Cal Murphy and Brady Hawk series. He began his career in ...

R.J. Prescott is a Welsh author known for her New Adult romance novels, particularly the Hurricane series. She was born and raised in Cardiff, South W...

R.L. King is an American writer renowned for the Alastair Stone Chronicles series, which started in 2015 with the publication of Stone and a Hard Plac...

R.L. Mathewson is an American author known for her paranormal and contemporary romance novels. She is the creator of the Honeymoon from Hell, Neighbor...

R.L. Stine is an American writer known for his children's horror novels, science fiction, and gothic fiction. By the age of 9, Stine was already creat...

R.O. Barton is an American writer known for his hardboiled mystery and thriller novels, particularly the Tucker series. He resides in a stone house he...

R.R. Haywood is an English writer known for his post-apocalyptic and horror novels, particularly The Undead series. Born in Birmingham, he has spent m...

R.S. Guthrie is an American author known for his mystery and thriller novels. He is the creator of the Detective Bobby Mac series and the James Pruett...

Rachel A. Marks is an author known for her paranormal romance and fantasy novels, including the Dark Cycle series. Besides her writing career, she is ...

Rachel Aaron is an American author renowned for her Heartstrikers series. She has also written the Paradox trilogy, the DFZ series, and the productivi...

Rachel Abbott is an English author known for her crime thriller novels, particularly the DI Tom Douglas series. After working as a systems analyst, sh...

Rachel Amphlett is a British author known for her crime thriller and spy fiction novels, including the Detective Kay Hunter series. Before becoming a ...

Rachel Ann Nunes is a bestselling author recognized for her work on the Autumn Rain series, the Deal for Love series, the Ariana series, and the Hunti...

Rachel Beanland is an American author who graduated from the University of South Carolina and earned her MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonw...

Rachel Brady is an American mystery novelist and an engineer at NASA. She began writing as a way to escape the world of science. Rachel is known for t...

Rachel Caine was the pseudonym of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (1962-2020), an author of urban fantasy, horror, suspense, mystery, and sci-fi novels for ...

Rachel Cohn is an American writer known for her young adult novels and often collaborates with David Levithan. She grew up near Washington, D.C., and ...

Rachel Dylan is an author known for her Christian-themed legal thrillers and romantic suspense novels. In addition to her writing career, she has over...

Rachel Gibson is an American writer known for her contemporary romance novels, which include the Chinooks Hockey Team series, the Lovett, Texas series...

Rachel Hanna is an American author who has lived in Georgia her whole life. She specializes in clean contemporary small-town romance and tales about S...

Rachel Harrison is an American horror novelist. She earned a degree in Writing for Film & Television from Emerson College, where she focused on writin...

Rachel Hawkins is an American writer known for her YA paranormal romance novels, including the Hex Hall and Rebel Belle series. Hailing from Dothan, A...

Rachel Hawthorne is an American writer known for her young adult romance novels. She also authors historical romances under the name Lorraine Heath. R...

Rachel Hore is an English author recognized for her bestselling novels: The Dream House, The Memory Garden, and The Glass Painter’s Daughter. She deve...

Rachel Howzell Hall is an American author renowned for her bestselling novel They All Fall Down and for creating the Lou Norton book series, which sta...

Rachel Khong is an American author known for her contemporary fiction and non-fiction works. She holds degrees from Yale University and the University...

Rachel Lee is the pen name of American author Sue Civil-Brown, who specializes in romance and romantic suspense novels. Having lived in various parts ...

Rachel Lynch is an English author renowned for her DI Kelly Porter book series. She debuted in 2018 with the first installment, Dark Game. Lynch was r...

Rachel Renee Russell is an American children's book author known for the Dork Diaries series. Although she is an attorney, she prefers writing for twe...

Rachel Rhys is an English author renowned for her works, including The Dangerous Crossing and Fatal Inheritance. This name is a pen name for the well-...

Rachel Van Dyken is an author known for her new adult, contemporary, and Regency romance novels. She has written several series, including Renwick Hou...

Rachel Vincent is an American author known for her young adult and urban fantasy novels, including the Shifters and Soul Screamers series. With a BA i...

Rachel Wesson is an Irish author renowned for her Heart of the Rails book series. Although she was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, she regards Dublin as he...

Rae Carson is an American writer known for her young adult fantasy and historical fiction. She is the author of the Fire and Thorns series and has ach...

RaeAnne Thayne is an American author known for her romance and romantic suspense novels. She is the creator of the Cowboys of Cold Creek, Hope’s Cross...

Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) was a British author of Italian origin, celebrated for his historical adventure novels. He was born in Italy to an Italian...

Ragnar Jonasson is an Icelandic author known for his crime thriller novels, particularly the Dark Iceland series. He is an internationally bestselling...

Raina Telgemeier is an American author and cartoonist renowned for her works Smile and Sisters. Besides these titles, she has also written and illustr...

Rainbow Rowell is an American author who writes for both adults and teenagers. Her characters, regardless of their age, often engage in extensive dial...

Ralph Compton (1934-1998) was an American author known for his western novels. He created the Trail Drive and Sundown Riders series. Originating from ...

Ralph W. Cotton is an American writer known for his western novels, including the Jeston Nash, Ranger Sam Burrack, and Gunman’s Reputation series. He ...

Ralph McInerny was an American writer renowned for his Father Dowling mystery series. Alongside his mystery writing, he served as a professor of philo...

Ramez Naam, originally from Cairo, Egypt, moved to the United States at the age of three. He spent 13 years at Microsoft as a computer scientist, wher...

Randall Silvis is an American author renowned for the Ryan DeMarco Mystery series. Beyond his writing, Silvis is a prize-winning playwright, a produce...

Randy Ribay is a Filipino-American author known for his young adult novels. Alongside his writing career, he works as a high school English teacher. R...

Randy Singer is an American author known for his Christian-themed legal thrillers and non-fiction works. He is a seasoned trial attorney and serves as...

Randy Wayne White is an American author known for writing crime fiction novels featuring retired NSA agent Doc Ford, as well as non-fiction adventure ...

Ransom Riggs is an American writer known for his young adult and children's novels, as well as non-fiction works. He is the author of the Miss Peregri...

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican-American author of young adult novels and a poet. She earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska, An...

Raven Leilani is an American author who made her debut in 2020 with the novel Luster. This book received recognition as a Best Book of the Year from v...

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was an American writer known for his contributions to fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery genres. While he authored...

Ray Celestin is a British author known for his historical mystery novels, as well as for writing screenplays, short stories, and comic books. He is th...

Ray Clark is a British writer known for his crime thriller novels, including the Gardener and Reilly series. He resides in Goole, Yorkshire, England, ...

Ray Daniel is an American writer known for his crime fiction novels, particularly the Tucker Mysteries series. Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, he ...

Ray Keating is an American economist, podcaster, and author, renowned for his series of Pastor Stephen Grant novels, which started in 2010 with "Warri...

Raya Morris Edwards is an author specializing in New Adult romance and romantic suspense. She is known for her King of Ice & Steel Trilogy, Captured s...

Raylin Marks is an author of erotic romance novels, known for her Billionaires’ Club series. She enjoys crafting new worlds filled with relatable char...

Raymond Benson was a contentious selection when Glidrose Publications appointed him as the official author of the James Bond series, a role he held fr...

Raymond Chandler, an American novelist and screenwriter, made his mark in the literary world with his hardboiled detective tales, primarily featuring ...

Raymond E. Feist is a renowned American fantasy novelist, primarily recognized for his Riftwar series. He earned his bachelor's degree in Communicatio...

Raymond Khoury is a Lebanese-American author and screenwriter. His family emigrated from Lebanon to Westchester County, New York in 1975 due to the Le...

Raymond L. Atkins is an American author from Georgia. His debut novel, The Front Porch Prophet, was published in 2008 and won him the Georgia Author o...

Raymond Nickford is a fiction writer known for his dark and macabre tales. He gained recognition for his book series, Let Storm Clouds Pass, which beg...

Rayven T. Hill is a Canadian author renowned for the Jake & Annie Lincoln thriller series. He launched the series with the publication of Blood and Ju...

Reavis Z. Wortham is the author and creator of the Sonny Hawke thriller series and the Texas Red River Mystery series. His writing has been likened to...

Rebecca Adler is the pseudonym of American author Gina Lee Nelson, known for her cozy mysteries. She was raised on the Florida Gulf Coast and studied ...

Rebecca Alexander is a British author known for her crime fiction, supernatural contemporary, historical thrillers, and women’s fiction. Before becomi...

Rebecca Cantrell is an American author known for her historical fiction, mystery, thriller, and horror novels. She is the creator of the Hannah Vogel,...

Rebecca Connolly is an American writer known for her historical and contemporary romance novels. Raised in the Midwest, she identifies as a typical Mi...

Rebecca Elliott is an English author and illustrator known for her young adult novels and children's books. At the age of six, she confidently declare...

Rebecca Forster, also known as R.A. Forster, is an American author known for her legal thrillers, contemporary romances, romantic suspense, and women'...

Rebecca Kauffman is an author best known for her works The Gunners, Another Place You’ve Never Been, and The House on Fripp Island. Another Place You’...

Rebecca Kim Wells is an American author known for her YA fantasy novels. Originally from California, she relocated east to experience a wider range of...

Rebecca Lim is an Australian author known for her YA fantasy and children's books, including the Mercy series. She is also an illustrator. Before dedi...

Rebecca M. Hale is an American author renowned for her Cats and Curios mystery series and the Mystery in the Islands series. A cat enthusiast, she res...

Rebecca Makkai is an American author and short story writer residing in Chicago, IL. She published her debut novel, The Borrower, in 2011, which quick...

Rebecca McLaughlin is an American author and self-proclaimed Michigan enthusiast. She made her debut with the book, Nameless Queen, which explores the...

Rebecca Raisin is an Australian author known for her contemporary romance and chick lit novels. A passionate bibliophile, her love for reading evolved...

Rebecca Roanhorse is an American author who has won both the Nebula and Hugo awards for her speculative fiction, as well as the 2018 Campbell Award fo...

Rebecca Serle is a Los Angeles-based author and television writer. She wrote the YA series Famous in Love, which was adapted into a television show. S...

Rebecca Stead is an American author known for her children's novels. Growing up in New York City, she developed a passion for fiction early on. Althou...

Rebecca Tope is an English crime fiction author known for her Den Cooper, Drew Slocombe, Thea Osborne, and Lake District Mysteries series. She grew up...

Rebecca Yarros is an American writer known for her romance and fantasy novels. She is the author of the Empyrean series, the Flight & Glory series, an...

Rebecca Zanetti is an American author known for her paranormal and contemporary romance as well as romantic suspense novels. She is the creator of the...

Rebekah Weatherspoon is an American romance novelist known for her diverse range of works, including paranormal romance and romantic comedies featurin...

Reed Farrel Coleman is an American writer known for his hardboiled detective fiction, particularly the Moe Prager series. He has received the Shamus A...

Reginald Hill (1936-2012) was an English crime fiction novelist, renowned for his Dalziel and Pascoe series set in Yorkshire. His novels often feature...

Rena Barron is an American author of science fiction and fantasy who made her mark with her debut novel, Kingdom of Souls, also referred to as The Las...

Renee Ahdieh is an American author known for her young adult fantasy novels, including the Wraith and the Dawn series. She is a New York Times bestsel...

Renee Knight is a British author known for her psychological thrillers. Before pursuing a writing career, she directed arts documentaries for the BBC....

Renee Pawlish is an American author known for her works in mystery, historical fiction, horror, and young adult genres. She is the creator of the Reed...

Renee Rosen is an American author known for her women’s fiction and historical fiction novels. She is a bestselling author according to USA Today. Hai...

Renita Pizzitola is an author known for her New Adult contemporary romance and YA fantasy novels, including the Crush series. When she's not writing, ...

Rennie Airth is a South African author known for his mystery novels, particularly the John Madden series. In addition to his writing career, he has se...

Rex Stout (1886-1975) was an American writer known for his detective fiction, particularly his series featuring the detective Nero Wolfe. In addition ...

Rhyannon Byrd is an American romance novelist known for her contemporary, paranormal, and erotic works. She has created several series, including the ...

Rhys Bowen is the pseudonym of English author Janet Quin-Harkin. Writing under the Rhys Bowen name, she specializes in mystery novels. Initially, unde...

Rhys Dylan is a Welsh writer of crime fiction. He is the author of the DCI Evan Warlow series, also referred to as the Black Beacons series. The Beaco...

Richard and Frances Lockridge were a duo of American novelists, renowned for their successful mystery series, Mr. and Mrs. North. Richard grew up in M...

Richard A. Knaak is an American fantasy novelist known for creating the Dragonrealm series. He has also authored novels for the Dragonlance, Diablo, W...

Richard Adams (1920-2016) was an English writer known for his fantasy and literary fiction, as well as non-fiction works. He was born in Berkshire and...

Richard Aleas is the pen name of American author Charles Ardai, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. He is the creator of the John Blake series, an...

Richard Bard had a remarkable journey before becoming the author of the acclaimed Brainrush series. In his youth, he served as a pilot in the Air Forc...

Richard C. Hale is an American author of thriller and action/adventure novels based in Jacksonville, Florida. He is the creator of the Near Death seri...

Richard Castle is a fictional character played by Nathan Fillion in the ABC television series Castle. Although he is not real, Castle is depicted as a...

Richard Christian Matheson is an American writer known for his horror novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is the son of novelist Richard Mathes...

Richard Condon (1915-1996) was an American writer known for his satirical and thriller novels. He created the Prizzi series and gained fame for his wo...

Richard Doetsch is a thriller novelist known for his Michael St. Pierre character. An adrenaline junkie, he embraces real-life thrills through activit...

Richard Farr is an English author known for his young adult, fiction, and non-fiction works. He was raised in the West Country of England, an area fam...

Richard Greener is an American author known for his mystery and suspense novels. He has a background as a former executive in the broadcast industry, ...

Richard Herman, Jr. is an American author known for his techno-thriller novels, including the Jack Locke, Matt Pontowski, and Madeline Turner series. ...

Richard House is an author known for his thriller and gay fiction novels. In addition to writing, he is a filmmaker, artist, and university lecturer. ...

Richard Houston is an American author residing in Missouri. He is known for the Books to Die For series, which began in 2012 with the release of A Vie...

Richard K. Morgan is an English author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels. He gained prominence with his Takeshi Kovacs series, which bl...

Richard Kadrey is an American author known for his paranormal fantasy and science fiction novels, particularly the Sandman Slim series. In addition to...

Richard L. Mabry, M.D. is an American author known for his Christian-themed medical suspense novels. A retired physician, he practiced medicine for 36...

Richard Laymon (1947-2001) was an American author known for his horror and suspense novels, often associated with the splatterpunk sub-genre. His work...

Richard Marcinko is an American author and former Navy SEAL commander who served in Vietnam. He has also been a radio military consultant, talk show h...

Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was an American writer known for his contributions to horror, science fiction, and fantasy through novels, stories, and s...

Richard Montanari is an American author known for his crime fiction, mystery, and thriller novels, which have been translated into nearly 30 languages...

Richard North Patterson is an American author known for his legal thrillers. Prior to becoming a writer, Patterson practiced law until he transitioned...

Richard Osman is an English comedian, television presenter, producer, and author, best known as the creator and co-presenter of the BBC One quiz show ...

Richard Parrish is an English writer renowned for the Joshua Rabb series of mystery novels. The series consists of five books, with the latest install...

Richard Paul Evans is an American author known for his diverse range of novels, including the Michael Vey series, various Christmas-themed books, and ...

Richard Phillips is an American science fiction author known for the Rho Agenda series. He is a former Army Officer, a West Point graduate, and holds ...

Richard Powers is an American novelist renowned for exploring the impacts of modern science and technology in his works. His notable novel, The Echo M...

Richard Preston is an American writer known for his medical suspense and thriller novels, as well as non-fiction works. He has explored various subjec...

Richard Price is an American author renowned for his works The Wanderers, Clockers, and The Whites. The Wanderers was adapted into a film in 1979, dir...

Richard Russo is an American writer known for his literary fiction. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel Empire Falls. Both Empire Falls and Nobody’s...

Richard S. Prather (1921-2007) was an American writer known for his hardboiled detective fiction, particularly the Shell Scott series. Raised in Calif...

Richard Swan is an English author known for his military science fiction and epic fantasy novels. He is the creator of the Art of War trilogy and the ...

Richard Chizmar is an American author known for his horror and speculative fiction novels. He has achieved bestseller status on both the New York Time...

Originally a newspaper reporter, Richard Wake transitioned to writing novels in 2018. Crafting fiction has long been a dream of his, particularly hist...

Richard Wright was an American author and poet, renowned for his bestselling novel, Native Son. In 2021, long after his passing, an unpublished work o...

Richard Yancey is an American author known for his young adult suspense, fantasy, and science fiction novels. He is the creator of the Alfred Kropp, T...

Richelle Mead is an American author known for her urban fantasy novels aimed at young adults. While teaching English and social studies in the Seattle...

Rick Campbell is a former United States Navy member who transitioned to a full-time author after retirement. He debuted with the book The Trident Dece...

Rick Mofina is a Canadian author known for his crime fiction and thriller novels. He studied Journalism, English Literature, and American Detective Fi...

Rick Murcer is an American author known for his crime thriller novels, particularly the Manny Williams series. He began his writing career later in li...

Rick Partlow is an American author known for his military science fiction novels, including the Drop Trooper, Earth At War, Wholesale Slaughter, and v...

Rick Reed is an American author and a retired homicide detective from Evansville, Indiana. He has written the Jack Murphy series, a collection of crim...

Rick Riordan is an American author known for his young adult fantasy novels and adult detective fiction. His notable series include the Olympian Demig...

Rick Stein is a renowned English chef, television presenter, and restaurateur, known for his numerous cookbooks and his memoir, Under a Mackerel Sky: ...

Ridley Pearson is an American writer known for his suspense and thriller novels, as well as children's adventure books. His adult fiction includes the...

Rigel Carson is the pseudonym of author Maggie Toussaint, known for her suspense and mystery novels. A Southern writer, Rigel Carson is a former contr...

Riley Hart is an author of LGBTQ romance, known for her steamy and passionate tales. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she delights in crafting all...

Riley Sager is the pseudonym of American author Todd Ritter, known for his horror/thriller novels. He is a New York Times bestselling author and has a...

Rina Kent is an English author known for her books infused with mystery, a hint of angst, a touch of violence, and abundant intense passion. She is re...

Rion Amilcar Scott is a short story writer known for his collections, Insurrections and The World Doesn’t Require You. His debut collection, Insurrect...

Riss M. Neilson is an American author known for her YA fantasy novels. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rhode Island College, where she was honored ...

Rita Bradshaw is a British novelist known for her romance novels. Throughout her career, she has been quite prolific, publishing numerous books over t...

Rita Herron is an American author known for her romance and romantic suspense novels. She is a USA Today bestselling author who discovered her passion...

Rita Lakin is an American mystery novelist known for her Gladdy Gold series. In addition to her work as a novelist, she has written numerous televisio...

Rita Mae Brown is an American writer known for her mystery novels, romance novels, and women’s fiction, as well as her screenplays and poetry. She is ...

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a British writer renowned for his fantasy, mystery, and horror novels and short stories aimed at both children and adults. ...

Rob Hart is an American writer renowned for his breakout success, The Warehouse, which has been recognized as one of the year's best books by various ...

Rob Jones is an English author renowned for his Joe Hawke series, with the first book titled The Vault of Poseidon. He writes across the action-advent...

Rob Leininger is an American author known for his books, including Gumshoe and Killing Suki Flood. Two of his novels have been optioned by Warner Bros...

Rob Sinclair is an English author renowned for his James Ryker series and the Enemy series. Prior to his writing career, Rob focused on forensic fraud...

Rob Thomas is an American author, screenwriter, and producer known for creating Veronica Mars and co-creating 90210, Party Down, and iZombie. Before h...

Rob Thurman is the pseudonym of American author Robyn Thurman, who writes in the genres of dark urban fantasy, horror, science fiction, and thriller. ...

Robert A. Heinlein was an American science fiction author, recognized as one of the “Big Three” in the genre alongside Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clar...

Robert Asprin (1946-2008) was an American writer known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and stories. He authored the Myth Adventures and Phu...

Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) was a prolific American novelist known for his detective and western novels. While he is perhaps best recognized for his ...

Robert Bailey is the author of the well-known McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers, which are inspired by his own experiences. The novels feature lawye...

Robert Barnard (1937-2013) was an English writer known for his crime fiction and non-fiction works. He created the Charlie Peace and Perry Trethowan s...

Robert Beatty is a writer of children's fantasy and mystery novels, known for the Serafina series. Before becoming a novelist, he was a pioneer in clo...

Robert Bryndza is a British author known for his crime fiction and romantic comedy novels. He is the creator of the Detective Erika Foster series and ...

Robert Crais is an American author known for his work in detective fiction and thrillers. He began his career writing scripts for detective television...

Robert Dugoni is an American author known for his legal thriller novels. He has aspired to be a writer since he was a child. Prior to becoming a novel...

Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) was an American writer of pulp fiction, encompassing genres such as fantasy, sword and sorcery, western, horror, and boxi...

Robert Ellis is an American crime fiction author. His interest in the genre was sparked by the murder of a woman near his childhood home, along with i...

Robert Fabbri is a Swiss writer known for his historical fiction novels. He is the author of the Vespasian series, the Crossroads Brotherhood series, ...

Robert G. Barrett (1946-2012) was an Australian crime fiction novelist. He grew up in Bondi, New South Wales, where he worked as a butcher for many ye...

Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym used by J.K. Rowling for her crime fiction writing. He is the creator of the Cormoran Strike series. Although her de...

Robert Goddard is an English author known for his crime thrillers and mystery novels. He was raised in Hampshire, England, and studied history at the ...

Robert Harris is an English author known for his historical fiction and non-fiction works. He has also served as a journalist and television reporter ...

Robert Irvine is an American author known for his mystery novels. He is the creator of the Moroni Traveler series, which some critics have labeled as ...

Robert J. Crane is an author renowned for his works, particularly The Girl in the Box and the Sanctuary series. The Girl in the Box has achieved remar...

Robert J. Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction author whose novels also incorporate mystery elements. His work frequently explores the intersection of...

Robert Jackson Bennett is an American writer known for his works in fantasy, speculative fiction, horror, mystery, and thriller genres. He is the auth...

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (1948-2007), an American author known for his fantasy novels. Throughout his career, Rigney...

Robert Justice is an American crime fiction author. He also hosts a podcast titled Crime Writers of Color and is dedicated to addressing wrongful conv...

Robert K. Tanenbaum is an American author known for his crime and legal thriller novels featuring characters Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi. He has als...

Robert Kirkman is an American author known for his post-apocalyptic horror novels, but he is primarily recognized for his work as a comic book writer....

Alongside his work as an author, Robert Knott is also an actor, producer, and writer. He has penned New York Times bestsellers including Robert B. Par...

Robert Kolker is an American journalist and author, renowned for his bestselling true crime book, Lost Girls, and Hidden Valley Road, which was chosen...

Robert Kroese is an American author known for his science fiction, fantasy, thriller novels, and non-fiction works. He is the creator of the Mercury s...

Robert Liparulo is an American author known for his Christian fiction and action thriller novels aimed at both adults and young adults. He is the crea...

Robert Littell is an American spy fiction author born in Brooklyn. He graduated from Alfred University in 1956 and served four years in the U.S. Navy ...

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish author renowned for his masterpieces, Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. W...

Robert Low is a Scottish author known for his historical fiction novels, including the Oathsworn series and the Kingdom series. Besides being a noveli...

Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) was an American novelist renowned for his numerous thrillers, most notably the Bourne Trilogy, which was adapted into films ...

Robert M. Edsel is an American non-fiction author known for his writings on artistic treasures and monuments preserved during World War II. His book, ...

Robert Masello is an American author renowned for his works, including The Haunting of H. G. Wells, The Night Crossing, The Jekyll Revelation, and The...

Robert Muchamore is an English author known for his spy, adventure, and thriller novels aimed at young adults. He is the creator of the CHERUB and Hen...

Robert N. Macomber is an American author known for his historical navy thriller novels, particularly the Honor series. He was raised on the southwest ...

Robert Olen Butler is a highly decorated American author, recognized as one of the most distinguished living writers today. His book, A Good Scent fro...

Robert Pobi is the creator of the Lucas Page series, which began in 2019 with the publication of City of Windows. He continued the series with Under P...

Robert R. McCammon is an American author known for his horror novels. He was a prominent figure in the horror fiction scene during its peak but experi...

Robert Rankin is a British writer known for his comedic fantasy novels. He is the author of the Brentford series, Cornelius Murphy series, Japanese De...

Robert Rotenberg is a Canadian author known for his mystery and thriller novels, particularly the Detective Greene series. He studied English literatu...

Robert Ryan is a British author known for his historical mystery novels. He is the writer of the Morning, Noon and Night series as well as the Dr. Wat...

Robert Silverberg is a renowned American science fiction author and editor, celebrated as a legend in the genre. He received his first Hugo Award in 1...

Robert Thornhill is an American author renowned for his Lady Justice series. The series launched in 2012 with the publication of Lady Justice Takes a ...

Robert Thorogood is an English author known for his crime fiction novels and is particularly recognized as the creator of the BBC 1 series Death in Pa...

Robert Van Gulik (1910-1967) was a Dutch writer known for his historical mystery novels and short stories, particularly the Judge Dee Mysteries series...

Robert W. Walker is an American author known for his horror and thriller novels, particularly the Jessica Coran series. He received his education at W...

Robert Whitlow is an American writer known for his Christian fiction and legal thriller novels. He is also a filmmaker, having produced film adaptatio...

Robert Wilson is a British crime fiction author known for his historical mystery novels and spy fiction. He is the creator of the Bruce Medway and Jav...

Roberta Kray is a British crime drama novelist and the widow of English gangster Reggie Kray. With fifteen years of experience in publishing and media...

Roberto Ampuero is a Chilean author and columnist known for his first novel, ¿Quién mató a Kristián Kustermann?, which features the character Cayetano...

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was a Canadian writer known for his work as a novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He spent his child...

Robin Burcell is an American author known for her crime fiction and suspense novels. She is the creator of the Sydney Fitzpatrick and Kate Gillespie s...

Dr. Robin Cook is an American physician who transitioned to writing medical thrillers. His aim as a novelist is to both educate readers on significant...

Robin D. Owens is an American author known for her fantasy and futuristic romance, urban fantasy, and romantic fantasy novels. She is the creator of t...

Robin Hobb is the most recognized pseudonym of American author Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. While Ogden primarily writes fantasy novels, she has al...

Robin Lee Hatcher is an American writer known for her Christian fiction and romance novels. She lives near Boise, Idaho, with her husband, along with ...

Robin McKinley is an American author known for her young adult fantasy novels. Growing up as an only child with a father in the U.S. Navy, she moved f...

Robin Paige is the pseudonym used by authors Susan Wittig Albert and her husband, Bill Albert, for the Victorian Mysteries series. Susan also writes t...

Robin Stevens is an American-English author known for her children's mystery novels. She is the creator of the Wells and Wong Mysteries series, also r...

Robin Yocum is an American author known for his historical mystery and crime thriller novels. He serves as the president of Yocum Communications, a pu...

Robyn Carr is an American writer known for her contemporary and historical romance novels. Initially, she planned to pursue a career in nursing, but d...

Robyn Peterman is a bestselling author known for her Magic and Mayhem series, the Hot Damned series, Good to the Last Death, and more. She writes in b...

Robyn Young is an English author known for her historical fiction novels and crime thrillers, which she writes under the name Erin Young. Growing up i...

Rod Reynolds is a crime fiction novelist from England, born in London. Before pursuing a writing career, he worked in advertising and as a media buyer...

Roger A. Price is an English author known for his crime thriller novels, particularly the Badge and the Pen series. A retired detective inspector, he ...

Roger Hobbs is an American suspense novelist known for the Jack White series. He completed the first draft of Ghostman while still a senior at Reed Co...

Roger Silverwood is an English author known for his crime stories featuring Detective Inspector Michael Angel. Angel stands out as a detective because...

Roger Stelljes is an American author known for his mystery novels, particularly the McRyan Mystery series. He has spent his entire life in Minnesota a...

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) was an American writer known for his contributions to science fiction and fantasy, both in novels and short stories. He gain...

Roisin Meaney is an Irish author known for her extensive work for both children and adults. Her books have achieved bestseller status, establishing he...

Roland Smith is an American writer known for his young adult adventure novels and non-fiction children's books. Prior to his writing career, he worked...

Romina Russell is an Argentine-American author known for her young adult science fiction and fantasy novels, particularly the Zodiac series. She began...

Ron Corbett is a Canadian writer renowned for his Frank Yakabusky Mystery series. Before becoming a novelist, he had a significant career as a journal...

Ron Rash is an American writer known for his Southern fiction novels, short stories, and poetry. He serves as the Parris Distinguished Professor in Ap...

Ronald H. Balson is an American author known for his historical fiction novels, particularly the Liam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart series. In additi...

Ronald Malfi is an American author known for his works in horror, thriller, mystery, and literary fiction. He began writing at a young age and studied...

Roni Loren is an American author known for her contemporary romance and erotica novels, including the Loving on the Edge and Not Until You series. She...

Ronie Kendig is a wife and mother of four. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. In addition to her speaking engagements, she volunteers with t...

Rory Clements is a British author known for his historical mystery and spy thriller novels, particularly the John Shakespeare series. Before turning t...

Rory Power is an American author who gained recognition with her debut novel, Wilder Girls. She was raised in New England and continues to reside ther...

Rosalind James is an American author known for her contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels, including the Escape to New Zealand series. She ...

Rosamund Hodge was born and grew up in Los Angeles, California. She was homeschooled and devoted much of her time to reading fantasy, mythology, and n...

Rosamunde Pilcher (1924-2019) was a British romance novelist whose breakthrough came later in her career with the 1987 novel The Shell Seekers. She cr...

Rosanne Bittner is an American writer known for her historical romance novels set in the Wild West during the 1800s, covering areas from Missouri to C...

Rose Pearson is an American author known for her historical romance novels. She is the creator of series such as Convenient Arrangements, Duke’s Daugh...

Rose Pressey is an American author known for her fun and quirky paranormal mysteries. With a long-standing interest in the paranormal, she is passiona...

Roseanna White is an American author renowned for her historical novels, including the Culper Ring series and the Ladies of the Manor series. She co-f...

Rosemarie Ross is an author known for her cozy mysteries, particularly the Courtney Archer Mystery series, which revolves around a popular television ...

Rosemary Kirstein is an American fantasy novelist known for her Steerswomen series. Born in Leominster, Massachusetts to German parents, she grew up i...

Rosemary Simpson is an American writer known for her Gilded Age Mystery book series, which started in 2017 with the publication of What the Dead Leave...

Roshani Chokshi is an American author known for her children's and young adult novels. She gained recognition for her work on the Pandava Quintet seri...

Rosie Danan is an American author who debuted in 2020 with her book The Roommate. This steamy romance won the 2020 Ripped Bodice Award for Excellence ...

Rosie Genova is an American author known for her cozy mystery novels, particularly the Italian Kitchen Mysteries series. A true Jersey girl, she often...

Rosie Goodwin is an English author known for her family saga, historical fiction, and romance novels. Before pursuing a writing career, she worked as ...

Rosie Walsh is a British author known for her romantic suspense and literary fiction novels. She also writes under the name Lucy Robinson. Raised in G...

Roslund-Hellstrom is a Swedish writing duo comprising Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, known for their contributions to Scandinavian crime fiction....

Ross Greenwood is an English writer known for his crime thriller novels. He was born and grew up in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, where he attended Th...

Ross Macdonald was the pseudonym of American-Canadian writer Kenneth Millar (1915-1983). Throughout his career, Macdonald authored crime fiction and m...

Ross Thomas (1926-1995) was an American writer known for his crime fiction, mystery, and thriller novels. He created the Mac McCorkle, Philip St. Ives...

Roxane Gay is an American author, professor, commentator, and editor. Her work has been featured in various publications, including the Oxford America...

Roy Johansen is an American author known for his suspense novels and screenwriting. He frequently collaborates with his mother, Iris Johansen. As a sc...

Roy Lewis is a British writer known for his crime fiction novels. He is the author of the John Crow, Eric Ward, and Arnold Landon series. Many of his ...

Ruby Dixon is a romance novelist known for her steamy and risqué writing. She is particularly recognized for her SciFi Alien Romance series, including...

Ruby Lionsdrake is the pen name of American author Lindsay Buroker, who employs this alias to write novels in the genres of paranormal romance, fantas...

Rudie van Rensburg is a South African author known for his crime fiction novels. He is also a talented artist, painter, and playwright. Born in Bloemf...

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English writer known for his short stories, children's literature, poetry, travelogues, and science fiction. He is ...

Rumaan Alam is recognized for his novels Leave the World Behind, That Kind of Mother, and Rich and Pretty. He studied writing at Oberlin College. Besi...

Russell Andrews is a pseudonym for American author Peter Gethers. In addition to writing books as Russell Andrews, he is a prolific screenwriter and h...

Russell Banks (1940-2023) was an American writer known for his exploration of significant events in American history and the lives of working-class in...

Russell Blake is a writer of suspense and thriller novels, known for several series such as Dr. Steven Cross, Assassin, Delphi Chronicle, Jet, and Bla...

Ruta Sepetys is an American author known for her historical fiction. She received the prestigious Bellagio Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation ...

Ruth Cardello was born and raised in a small city in Northern Rhode Island. As a young adult, she lived in Boston, Paris, New York, and Orlando, movin...

Unlike many authors, Ruth Downie never initially aspired to be a writer or view it as a career option. She was happy to marry, settle down, and raise ...

Ruth Rendell (1930-2015) was an English writer known for her crime fiction, psychological thrillers, and mystery novels. Alongside P.D. James, she is ...

Ruth Ware is a British author celebrated for her psychological crime thrillers, including The Woman in Cabin 10. This book, along with her other works...

Ryan Cahill is an Irish author known for his epic fantasy novels, particularly The Bound and The Broken series. His passion for storytelling was encou...

Ryan Michele is an American author known for her contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and new adult romance novels. She is the creator of the Ravage MC s...

Ryan Steck is an American thriller novelist known for the Matthew Redd series. He is the founder and editor of The Real Book Spy website and works as ...

Ryan Winfield is an American author recognized for his Jane’s Melody series and the Park Service trilogy. Besides his writing career, he is a recreati...

Ryk Brown is an American author known for creating The Frontiers Saga. He designed this series with serialization in mind, releasing each book as a ne...

Ryk E. Spoor is an American author known for his science fiction, fantasy, and space opera novels, including the Boundary series. Originally from Omah...

Ryshia Kennie is a Canadian author known for her works in romantic suspense, historical romance, paranormal romance, and women’s fiction. She began he...