Allain, Marcel, (1885-1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874-1914)
--Princess Sonia's Bath, 1911.
Cain, Paul,
--Pigeon Blood, 1950. (Seven Slayers, 1950.)
Chandler, Raymond, (1888-1959)
--The Simple Art of Murder, 1978. (article) (, 1978.)
Chandler, Raymond, and Billy Wilder,
--Double Indemnity, 1944. (screenplay) (Double Indemnity, 1944.)
Ellin, Stanley,
--The Nine-to-Five Man, 1965. (, 1965.)
Estleman, Loren D.,
--Dead Soldier, 1988. (General Murders, 1988.)
Gault, William Campbell,
--Dead-End for Delia, 1950. (, 1950.)
Grafton, Sue,
--The Parker Shotgun, 1986. (Mean Streets, 1986.)
Hammett, Dashiell, (1894-1961)
--The Tenth Clew, 1974. (The Continental Op, 1974.)
Hansen, Joseph,
--Election Day, 1984. (Brandsletter & Others, 1984; Ellery Queen, November, 1984.)
Himes, Chester,
--Blind Man with a Pistol, 1969. (excerpt) (Blind Man with a Pistol, 1969.)
Lowndes, Marie Belloc, (1868-1947)
--The Lodger, 1911.
MacDonald, John D.,
--I Always Get the Cuties, 1954. (, 1954.)
Macdonald, Ross, (Kenneth Millar, 1915-1983)
--Wild Goose Chase, 1954. (, 1954.)
Marshall, William,
--Death by Water, 1976. (Gelignite, 1976.)
McBain, Ed, (Evan Hunter, 1926- )
--Small Homicide, 1953. (, 1953.)
Paretsky, Sara,
--Skin Deep, 1987. (, 1987.)
Poe, Edgar Allan, (1809-1849)
--The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, 1849.
Simenon, Georges,
--At the Etoile du Nord, 1977. (Maigret's Pipe, 1977.)
Souvestre, Pierre, (1874-1914)
--see Allain, Marcel, and Pierre Souvestre
Spillane, Mickey,
--The Gold Fever Tapes, 1983. (Tomorrow, I Die, 1983.)
Theroux, Paul,
--The Johore Murders, 1977. (The Consul's File, 1977.)
Thompson, Jim,
--This World, Then the Fireworks, 1987. (Fireworks, 1987.)
van de Wetering, Janwillem,
--Sure, Blue, and Dead, Too, 1987. (The Sargeant's Cat, 1987.)
Vickers, Roy, (1889-1965)
--The Rubber Trumpet, 1935. (first of the "Department of Dead Ends" series)
Vidocq, Francois Eugène, (1775-1857)
--The Clue of the Yellow Curtains, 1857.
Wallace, Edgar, (1875-1932)
--The Investors, 1932.
Westlake, Donald E., (1933- )
--Just One of Those Days, 1966. (The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution and Other Fictions, 1966.)
Wheat, Carolyn,
--Flake Piece, 1988. (, 1988.)
Wilder, Billy,
--see Chandler, Raymond, and Billy Wilder
Yoh Sano,
--No Proof, 1978. (Ellery Queen's Japanese Golden Dozen, 1978.)