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It is 93 years today since Derek Raymond was born.
English author, who during a Bohemian and wandering life occupied himself with a number of different jobs and activities, a by-no-means small part of them criminal. This is also reflected in his books: he is known as a pioneer in the crime-literature sub-genre called ‘British noir’, and which is usually set in environments and among people at the bottom of society. The books have been criticised f...
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Johnsrud, Ingar
1974 -
The Norwegian author and journalist Ingar Johnsrud was born in Oslo and grew up in the village of Holmestrand just outside...
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King, Stephen
1947 -
Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine. His father, Donald Pollock, a vacuum cleaner salesman, sailor and...
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Hart, John
1965 -
John Hart is considered to be one of the great names in American crime fiction during the 21st century. All of his books...
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Greene, Graham
1904 - 1991
Henry Graham Greene was a British author and journalist born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, who became one of the foremost...
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