Nesbø, Jo
1960 -

The Norwegian, Jo Nesbø, is one of Norway’s most appreciated and successful crime writers. He was born in Oslo as Jon Ne...

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Uhnak, Dorothy
1930 - 2006

Dorothy Uhnak was an American detective and creator of police procedural fiction. She was born Dorothy Goldstein in the...

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Cain, James M.
1892 - 1977

The American author and journalist James Mallahan Cain was a prominent figure in 20th century fiction. Alongside Dashiell...

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Reilly, Helen
1891 - 1962

Critics often regard Helen Reilly as one of the most important female American crime writers of the 1930s. One reason for...

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