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![Portrait of Ruth Rendell](images/writer/1427/662a79a13322a942ac43748b9083332fed17464d2a259.jpg)
Rendell, Ruth
1930 - 2015
The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Futrelle, Jacques](images/writer/5520/5520.jpg)
Futrelle, Jacques
1875 - 1912
The American journalist and author Jacques Heath Futrelle made sure there was room for his wife in a lifeboat before he...
Further reading![Portrait of Tony Hillerman](images/writer/765/609a996c60521c35f9362cb598aa4ddf52b81623518e7.jpg)
Hillerman, Tony
1925 - 2008
American author of German descent born as Anthony Grove Hillerman in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. Tony Hillerman grew up on a...
Further reading![Portrait of Philip Kerr](images/writer/6378/602fb3ac5d12f3b9ddeed300c642c9206d1ee99aae625.jpg)
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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