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  • It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.

    Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...

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Författarporträtt av Hedström, Ingrid

Hedström, Ingrid
1949 -

TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, an...

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Portrait of Mo Hayder

Hayder, Mo
1962 - 2021

The British thriller writer Mo Hayder, pen name for Clare Dunkel, grew up in Essex. She revolted against her academic...

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Portrait image of Denise Mina

Mina, Denise
1966 -

Denise Mina is a Scottish lawyer and author of crime novels. She was born in East Kilbride, Glasgow. Her father was an oil...

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Författarporträtt av Fitzek, Sebastian

Fitzek, Sebastian
1971 -

The German author and game constructor Sebastian Fitzek was born in Berlin. After studying at Charlottenburger...

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