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Murder in Philadelphia

• Cordelia Frances Biddle - author of an historical mystery set in Philadelphia.
• D. H. Dublin - Pseudonym of Jonathan McGoran. Dublin is the author of a series of crime novels set in Philadelphia.
• Scott Flander - author of a series about Sargent Eddie North and the Philadelphia police.
• Leslie Ford - Author of The Philadelphia Murder Story, 1945
• Lawrence Goldstone - His novel The Anatomy of Deception is a mystery set in Philadelphia in 1889. Noted Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins is one of the characters.
• David Goodis - Author of noir mysteries. More information and a bibliography may be found at Wilkopedia.. Another article on Goodis was published in Booklist.
• Mark Graham - Author of The Killing Breed, The Resurrectionist and The Black Maria which are mysteries set in 19th century Philadelphia.
• W.E.B. Griffin - Badge of Honor series about the Philadelphia Police Force.
• Jane Haddam - Series featuring Gregor Demarkian.
• Robin Hathaway - Her sleuth is Dr. Fenimore who is a Philadelphia physician.
• Solomon Jones - author of gritty crime novels set in Philadelphia.
• Bill Kent - A series about Shep Ladderback, an obituary writer, and Andrea Cosicki, a consumer-advice columnist.
• William Lashner - author of a series about Victor Carl, lawyer
• Bonnie MacDougal - Author of a series about a Philadelphia legal firm.
• Nancy Martin - The Blackbird sisters series who investigate crimes in Philadelphia's high society.
• Donna Houston Murray - Author of the Ginger Barnes mysteries set on the Main Line in the Philadelphia area.
• Gillian Roberts - The Amanda Pepper series.
• Lisa Scottoline - author of legal thrillers.
• Duane Swierczynski - Crime novels.
• The Philadelphia Police Department - Real crime.

Murder in Pennsylvania

• Neil Albert - Series detective is Dave Garrett, a disbarred lawyer, who works as a private detective in Lancaster County.
• K.C. Constantine - Series features police chief Mario Balzik in the town of Rocksburg, PA
• Kathleen George - Crime in Pittsburg.
• Thomas Lipinski - Author of a series featuring detective Carroll Dorsey which is set in Pittsburgh.
• John Luciew - His novel Fatal Dead Lines features obituary writer Lenny Holcomb in Harrisburg, PA.
• Valerie Malmont - Author of Tori Miracle Pennsylvania Dutch mystery series.
• Tamar Myers - author of a Pennsylvania Dutch mystery series (with recipes).
• Sarah Stohmeyer - Author of the Bubbles series.
• Barbara Workinger - Author of Amish Country mysteries.

Mystery Novelists Born in Pennsylvania

• John Dickson Carr - Born in Uniontown.
• Michael Connelly - Philadelphia
• Kate Gallison - Philadelphia
• David Goodis - Author of noir mysteries. More information and a bibliography may be found at Wilkopedia.
• Martha Grimes - Pittsburgh
• Solomon Jones - Philadelphia
• John D. MacDonald - Sharon.
• Nancy Martin - Dubois
• Mary Robert Rinehart - Pittsburgh
• Lisa Scottoline - Philadelphia
• Sarah Stohmeyer - Bethlehem.

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