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It is 93 years today since Martha Grimes was born.
Martha Grimes is an American author of detective stories born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, a lawyer, died when she was six years old and she and her brother grew up with their mother, a busy businesswoman who managed the Mountain Lake Hotel in West Maryland. After leaving high school she attended the University of Maryland, College Park, graduating with a BA in English in 1954 and an...
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May, Peter
1951 -
Writer of crime novels and TV manuscripts who has received many prizes. He was born in Glasgow in Scotland, but has lived...
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Harper, Jane
1980 -
Jane Harper was born in Manchester, England. When she was eight years old she moved with her family to Australia. For six...
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Herbert, James
1943 - 2013
James Herbert from England was one of the best-selling and most praised authors of horror fiction in the late 20th century....
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Carofiglio, Gianrico
1961 -
Gianrico Carofiglio is an Italian novelist and former judge born and raised in Bari, Apulia. After having passed his law...
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