Ellery Queen

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1. Ellery Queen

   Author of Four Johns Blow Hot, Queen's Quorum: A History of the Detective Crime Short Story As Revealed in the 106 Most Important Books Published in Th, The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries

2. John Dickson Carr

   Author of The Three Coffins, Papa La-Bas, Panic in Box C

3. Erle Stanley Gardner

   Author of The Case of the Careless Kitten, The Case of the Lame Canary, The Case of the Golddigger's Purse

4. Rex Stout

   Author of Fer-de-Lance, A Right to Die, A Family Affair

5. Ngaio Marsh

   Author of Opening Night, Final Curtain, Light Thickens

6. S. S. Van Dine

   Author of The "Canary" Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, The Bishop Murder Case

7. Leslie Charteris

   Author of Señor Saint, The Saint Steps In, The Saint Abroad

8. Patrick Quentin

   Author of A Puzzle for Fools, Puzzle for Pilgrims, The Green-Eyed Monster

9. Agatha Christie

   Author of The Labours of Hercules, The Mysterious Mr. Quin, Parker Pyne Investigates

10. Philip MacDonald

    Author of The Rasp, Warrant for X, Murder Gone Mad

11. Edward D. Hoch

    Author of Diagnosis: Impossible--The Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne, The Old Spies Club, The Iron Angel: And Other Tales of the Gypsy Sleuth

12. Anthony Berkeley

    Author of Malice Aforethought, The Poisoned Chocolates Case, Trial and Error

13. Mignon G. Eberhart

    Author of Unidentified Woman, Melora, Witness at Large

14. Phoebe Atwood Taylor

    Author of The Cape Cod Mystery, Octagon House, The Criminal C.O.D.

15. Anthony Boucher

    Author of A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One, The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars, Nine Times Nine

16. Craig Rice

    Author of Trial By Fury, Having Wonderful Crime, My Kingdom for a Hearse

17. C. Day-Lewis

    Author of End of Chapter, The Worm of Death, The Sad Variety

18. Michael Innes

    Author of Death at the President's Lodging, Hamlet, revenge!, Appleby's End

19. Elizabeth Daly

    Author of Arrow Pointing Nowhere, The Wrong Way Down, The Book of the Lion

20. Clayton Rawson

    Author of Death from a Top Hat, The Headless Lady, No Coffin for the Corpse