**Kanga noir**

  * Peter Temple

Nordic noir

  * Alex Dahl
  * Camilla Grebe
  * Peter Hoeg
  * David Lagercrantz
  * Stieg Larsson
  * Henning Mankell
  * Jo Nesbo 
  * Erik Axl Sund

Tartan noir

  * Lin Anderson
  * Tony Black
  * Doug Johnstone
  * Christopher Brookmyre
  * Glenn Chandler
  * Alex Gray
  * Barry Graham
  * Allan Guthrie
  * Quintin Jardine
  * Stuart MacBride
  * Val McDermid
  * William McIlvanney
  * William H S McIntyre
  * Denise Mina
  * Hugh C. Rae
  * Caro Ramsay
  * Ian Rankin
  * Manda Scott
  * Peter Turnbull
  * Louise Welsh