Dexter, Colin
1930 - 2017

The British crime writer Colin Dexter grew up in Stamford, Lincolnshire. After completing his military service in 1950, he...

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Child, Lee
1954 -

Lee Child is the pen name of the British author and television producer Jim Grant. He was born in Coventry as one of four...

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Guillou, Jan
1944 -

Swedish author and journalist, who was born in Södertälje and grew up in Saltsjöbaden. Jan Guillou, who has French ancestry (...

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French, Tana
1973 -

Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all...

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