The following is a list of Asian crime fiction writers whose works have been translated into one or more European languages. Novelists on this list should be notable in some way, and ideally have a Wikipedia article.
Crime fiction writers may include the authors of any subgenre of crime fiction, including detective, mystery, or hard-boiled.
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- Edward Atiyah (1903–1964), Lebanese
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- Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899–1970), Indian
- Ashok Banker (born 1964), Indian
- Michael Bar-Zohar (born 1938), Israeli
C edit
- Rajorshi Chakraborti (born 1977), Indian
- Chan Ho-Kei (born 1975), Hong Kong/Taiwan
- Vikram Chandra (born 1961), Indian
- Chin Shunshin (1924–2015), Taiwanese, Japanese
E edit
- Edogawa Rampo (1894–1965), Japanese
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- Shamini Flint (born 1969), Malaysian
G edit
- Batya Gur (1947–2005), Israeli
H edit
- He Jiahong (born 1953), Chinese
- Keigo Higashino (born 1958), Japanese
I edit
- Ibn-e-Safi (1928–1980), Pakistani
- Kotaro Isaka (born 1971), Japanese
- Ira Ishida (born 1960), Japanese
K edit
- Bimal Kar (1921–2003), Indian
- Kim Young-ha (born 1968), South Korean
- Natsuo Kirino (born 1951), Japanese
- Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese
- Natsuhiko Kyogoku (born 1963), Japanese
L edit
- Shulamit Lapid (born 1934), Israeli
M edit
- Seicho Matsumoto (1909–1992), Japanese
- Miyuki Miyabe (born 1960), Japanese
N edit
- Kyotaro Nishimura (born 1930), Japanese
- Asa Nonami (born 1960), Japanese
- Jamyang Norbu (born 1949), Tibetan
O edit
- Kido Okamoto (1872–1939), Japanese
- Celil Oker (born 1952), Turkish
- Go Osaka (born 1943), Japanese
- Arimasa Osawa (born 1956), Japanese
- Otsuichi (born 1978), Japanese
R edit
- Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), Indian
S edit
- Joh Sasaki (born 1950), Japanese
- Soji Shimada (born 1948), Japanese
- Mehmet Murat Somer (born 1959), Turkish
- Kalpana Swaminathan (born 1956), Indian
- Vikas Swarup, Indian
T edit
- Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995), Japanese
- Tetsuo Takashima (born 1949), Japanese
- Masako Togawa (1933–2016), Japanese
U edit
- Ahmet Ümit (born 1960), Turkish
V edit
- Nury Vittachi (born 1958)
W edit
- Wang Shuo (born 1958), Chinese
X edit
- Qiu Xiaolong (born 1953), Chinese
Y edit
- Seishi Yokomizo (1902–1981), Japanese
- Kyusaku Yumeno (1889–1936), Japanese
Organizations edit
- Mystery Writers of Japan (founded in 1947)
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (founded in 2000)