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It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...
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Cain, James M.
1892 - 1977
The American author and journalist James Mallahan Cain was a prominent figure in 20th century fiction. Alongside Dashiell...
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Smith, Ernest
1868 - 1942
Ernest Bramah, born Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author, numismatist and creator of two of the most original...
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Suter, Martin
1948 -
The Swiss author Martin Suter was born and raised in Zurich. He began to write early, decided to make writing his...
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Cook, Robin (1940-)
1940 -
American doctor, businessman and author, who has written a long row of thriller-like medical crime novels, many of which...
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