Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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Adams, Herbert
1874 - 1958

British author that would have been largely forgotten had it not been for his being the first and most prolific author of...

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Vázquez Montalbán, Manuel
1939 - 2003

Spanish author, journalist, essayist and poet. Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona the same year as General Franco came o...

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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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