McDermid, Val
1955 -

Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer born in Kirkcaldy, Fife. She attended Kirkcaldy High School where she was among a...

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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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Bailey, H.C.
1878 - 1961

The British journalist and critic Henry Christopher Bailey is one of the five greatest crime novelists associated with the...

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Leonard, Elmore
1925 - 2013

The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile...

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