Spillane, Mickey
1918 - 2006

The American author Frank Morrison Spillane was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an Irish Catholic father and Scottish...

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Lemaitre, Pierre
1951 -

Pierre Lemaitre is one of France’s foremost noir novelists. The rather limited work of the award-winning author has been t...

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Boileau, Pierre
1906 - 1989

Pierre Boileau was one half of the partnership (and the brand) Boileau-Narcejac, which can best be described as French...

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Crumley, James
1939 - 2008

The American author and teacher James Arthur Crumley never reached bestseller status. However, he was instrumental in the...

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