Hammett, Dashiell
1894 - 1961

American detective writer, born in St. Mary's County in Maryland. He grew up in Baltimore where his family moved when he...

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Lehane, Dennis
1966 -

The American crime writer Dennis Lehane grew up in an Irish family as the youngest of five children in Dorchester on the...

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Pizzolatto, Nic
1975 -

The American author Nicholas Austin "Nic" Pizzolatto is the author of the bestselling novel Galveston (2010) and the...

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Kerr, Philip
1956 - 2018

Philip Kerr was a Scottish author born in Edinburgh. His family were Baptists. Kerr read law and philosophy at the...

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