**A story about forensic specialists solving crimes**

  * Patricia Cornwell
  * Gabrielle Lord
  * Kathy Reichs

**A story about medical professionals**

  * Mary Roberts Rinehart
  * Karin Slaughter

**A story about legal professionals**

  * Sydney Bauer
  * John Grisham

**A story about police officers solving crimes**

  * Anthony Abbot
  * Alvin Abram
  * Jane Adams
  * Harry Bingham
  * Jon Cleary
  * Martin Edwards
  * Martha Grimes
  * Arnaldur Indridason
  * P.D. James
  * Carlo Lucarelli
  * Henning Mankell
  * Claire McNab
  * Ruth Rendell
  * Michael Robotham