Dibdin, Michael
1947 - 2007

Michael Dibdin was a British crime writer born in Wolverhampton. His father was a teacher. The family moved to Northern...

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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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Lovesey, Peter
1936 -

Peter Lovesey is a British author of detective stories. He was born in Whitton, Middlesex, to Richard Lear, a bank clerk,...

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Høeg, Peter
1957 -

The Danish author Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the inner-city district of Christianshavn. His mother ...

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