Crumley, James
1939 - 2008

The American author and teacher James Arthur Crumley never reached bestseller status. However, he was instrumental in the...

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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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Doctorow, E.L.
1931 - 2015

American author of Russian-Jewish descent who grew up in the Bronx where his father owned a record store and his mother was...

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Graham, Caroline
1931 -

The withdrawn British novelist and playwright Caroline Graham is best known for her seven police novels about Detective...

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