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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Deitmer, Sabine
1947 - 2020

The German author of crime novels Sabine Deitmar was born in Jena, Thüringen, and grew up in Düsseldorf. Deitmer became i...

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Engberg, Katrine
1975 -

Katrine Engberg was born in Copenhagen where she also grew up in a cultural academic family. She trained to be a dancer and...

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Leblanc, Maurice
1864 - 1941

Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was a French author born in Rouen, Normandy. His father was a shipowner. Leblanc did well at ...

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