Grisham, John
1955 -

American author, lawyer and politician born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a construction worker who travelled...

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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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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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Pronzini, Bill
1943 -

The extremely prolific American author William John "Bill" Pronzini is the prize-winning author of over a hundred works of...

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