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  • It is 68 years today since Patricia D. Cornwell was born.

    The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ divorce she grew up with her mother in Montreat, North Carolina. She married her English professor after graduating from Davidson College and started to work as a journalist at the Charlotte Observer in 1979. She soon became the newspaper’s crime reporter. She has also worked as...

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Portrait image of Peter (f. 1947) Abrahams

Abrahams, Peter (1947-)
1947 -

Peter Abrahams is an American author born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he also grew up. Summer holidays were spent in...

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Portrait of George P. Pelecanos

Pelecanos, George P.
1957 -

The American author George Peter Pelecanos was born in Washington D.C. to Greek-American parents. The family moved to...

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Författarporträtt av Lönnaeus, Olle

Lönnaeus, Olle
1957 -

The journalist and author Olof "Olle" Lönnaeus was born in Tomelilla, Southeast Scania. After completing upper-secondary ...

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Portrait image of Patrícia Melo

Melo, Patrícia
1962 -

The Brazilian dramaturge, journalist and author Patrícia Melo is an internationally renowned member of a generation of ...

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