The merry month of May brings a new list of birthdays, including some of the mystery genres best.
Among those mystery writers born in May are:
Jeffrey Deaver - May 6 - This journalist, turned lawyer, turned writer has penned more than 20 mystery novels, including "The Bone Collector," which was made into a film. His next novel, "The Broken Window," is due to be released in June.
Daphne DuMaurier - May 13 - The mid-20th century mystery writer is the queen of Gothic mysteries, many of which are set in her native Cornwell. She is most famous for writing "Rebecca" and "The Birds," both of which were made into Alfred Hitchcock movies. DuMaurier died in 1989.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - May 22 - The creator of Sherlock Holmes was a proflic writer and something of a Renaissance man, dabbling in medicine, politics, and the occult. Doyle died in 1930.
Robert Ludlum - May 25 - Ludlum penned 21 thrillers and is best known for his Bourne series, several of which have been made into movies, starring Matt Damon. Ludlum died in 2001.
Dashiell Hammett - May 27 - Called the "Dean of the Hard-Boiled Detective Novel" by the "New York Times," Hammett created some of the mystery genre's most notable characters, including Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles. He is best known for penning "The Maltese Falcon." Hammett died in 1961.
