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Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Carolyn Keene, 68 books
Anne Perry, 43 books
Agatha Christie, 42 books
Nora Roberts, 38 books
Patricia D. Cornwell, 34 books
Gladys Mitchell, 33 books
J. D. Robb, 31 books
Sue Grafton, 29 books
Susan Wittig Albert, 29 books
Carolyn G. Hart, 28 books
Nancy Atherton, 28 books
Laura Childs, 24 books
Hazel Holt, 24 books
Rita Mae Brown, 24 books
Elliott Roosevelt, 24 books
Carole Nelson Douglas, 21 books
Leslie Meier, 21 books
Mary Daheim, 20 books
Joan Hess, 20 books
Joanne Fluke, 19 books
Sarah Graves, 18 books
Lydia Adamson, 18 books
Lillian O'Donnell, 18 books
Tamar Myers, 18 books
Sara Paretsky, 17 books

Prominent Publishers

who have published the most books on this subject
Thorndike Press, 425 editions
St. Martin's Press, 248 editions
Berkley Prime Crime, 175 editions
Bantam Books, 128 editions
St. Martin's Minotaur, 110 editions
G.K. Hall, 108 editions
Wheeler Pub., 105 editions
Signet, 99 editions
Ballantine Books, 91 editions
Random House Publishing Group, 89 editions
Kensington Books, 79 editions
Penguin USA, Inc., 78 editions
HarperCollins, 75 editions
Berkley, 71 editions
Chivers Press, 70 editions
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 65 editions
Bantam, 63 editions
Scribner, 59 editions
Grosset & Dunlap, 57 editions
Pocket Books, 57 editions

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