Carr, John Dickson
1906 - 1977

American author of detective stories born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. His father was a criminal lawyer and politician who...

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Creasey, John
1908 - 1973

The British author John Creasey has been described as a productive literary phenomenon. According to the experts, around...

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Malet, Léo
1909 - 1996

French author born as Léon Malet in Montpellier. Having lost his parents when he was four years old, he was raised by his ...

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Derleth, August
1909 - 1971

American author, poet, editor and publisher, who wrote his first published novel Bat’s Belfry when he was 15 years old. W...

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