Hill, Reginald
1936 - 2012

The British author Reginald Charles Hill was born in West Hartlepool, Durham, but he moved with his family to Carlisle,...

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Stout, Rex
1886 - 1975

The American author Rex Todhunter Stout was born in Noblesville, Indiana, as the sixth of nine children to John and Lucetta...

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Parsons, Julie
1951 -

Writer of detective stories Julie Parsons was born and grew up in New Zealand, to which her Irish parents had emigrated in...

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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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