Sample of Authors
Fossum, Karin
1954 -
The Norwegian author Karin Fossum was born in Sandefjord where she grew up in a small 1950s bungalow. Her mother was a...
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Gaboriau, Émile
1832 - 1873
While Edgar Allan Poe, the American author of short stories, is generally considered to be the father of modern crime...
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Stout, Rex
1886 - 1975
The American author Rex Todhunter Stout was born in Noblesville, Indiana, as the sixth of nine children to John and Lucetta...
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Waltari, Mika
1908 - 1979
The Finnish author Mika Waltari is considered one of the foremost Nordic authors of the 20th century. Many of his books are...
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