Leroux, Gaston
1868 - 1927

Gaston Leroux was born in Paris but grew up in a little village in Normandy close to the home of his maternal grandparents....

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Smith, Martin Cruz
1942 -

Martin Cruz Smith, born Martin William Smith, is an American author of thrillers born in Reading, Pennsylvania. His father...

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Manchette, Jean-Patrick
1942 - 1995

Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French author credited for having revolutionised noir fiction in France. He was born in...

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Pattison, Eliot
1951 -

The American author and lawyer, Joseph Eliot Pattison, was born in Philadelphia. He grew up on a farm run by his father;...

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