Futrelle, Jacques
1875 - 1912

The American journalist and author Jacques Heath Futrelle made sure there was room for his wife in a lifeboat before he...

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Follett, Ken
1949 -

British author and journalist born in Cardiff, Wales. Kenneth "Ken" Follett’s parents were active members of the church of t...

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Hammett, Dashiell
1894 - 1961

American detective writer, born in St. Mary's County in Maryland. He grew up in Baltimore where his family moved when he...

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Fossum, Karin
1954 -

The Norwegian author Karin Fossum was born in Sandefjord where she grew up in a small 1950s bungalow. Her mother was a...

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