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It is 131 years today since Dorothy L. Sayers was born.
English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir School, and his wife Helen Leigh Sayers. When Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers was four years old, the family moved to Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire where the father was appointed pastor. The parents had cultural and linguistic interests, and regularly travelled with their daughter to...
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![Portrait image of Mark Billingham](images/writer/3180/3180.jpg)
Billingham, Mark
1961 -
The British author Mark Philip David Billingham was born in Solihull, Warwickshire, and grew up near Birmingham where he...
Further reading![Portrait of Ken Follett](images/writer/546/603e803e04de2455d7464c954425d7bfed4756aa0a990.jpg)
Follett, Ken
1949 -
British author and journalist born in Cardiff, Wales. Kenneth "Ken" Follett’s parents were active members of the church of t...
Further reading![Portrait image of John Hart](images/writer/4963/6197da883431d4d1da63087d255c7be782701cda8703a.jpg)
Hart, John
1965 -
John Hart is considered to be one of the great names in American crime fiction during the 21st century. All of his books...
Further reading![Portrait of Arturo Pérez-Reverte](images/writer/2581/60992248307e0e63b808c258d62e23698f0dc502e89f6.jpg)
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo
1951 -
Spanish author born in Cartagena in the south-eastern part of the country. Between 1973 and 1994, Pérez-Reverte worked as a ...
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