Marsh, Ngaio
1895 - 1982

The New Zealand author Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh was born in Merivale, Christchurch. Her father was an immigrant English bank...

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Mina, Denise
1966 -

Denise Mina is a Scottish lawyer and author of crime novels. She was born in East Kilbride, Glasgow. Her father was an oil...

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Gercke, Doris
1937 -

Doris Gercke is a German author of crime fiction born in Greifswald in the former East Germany. She grew up in a working...

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Grisham, John
1955 -

American author, lawyer and politician born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a construction worker who travelled...

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