Reilly, Helen
1891 - 1962

Critics often regard Helen Reilly as one of the most important female American crime writers of the 1930s. One reason for...

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Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Ambler, Eric
1909 - 1998

Eric Clifford Ambler was a British author and playwright born in London. His parents were music hall artists, and at the...

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Bailey, H.C.
1878 - 1961

The British journalist and critic Henry Christopher Bailey is one of the five greatest crime novelists associated with the...

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