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It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...
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![Författarporträtt av Börjlind, Rolf](images/writer/6353/wm_BR_6353_20141006121233_Large.jpg)
Börjlind, Rolf
1943 -
Rolf Börjlind was born in Västra Skrävlinge in Malmö. He started studying at the College of Journalism in Stockholm in 196...
Further reading![Portrait of Michael Dibdin](images/writer/394/60993f5530494e2925b3b98da22d4d4d3fe708a6247a3.jpg)
Dibdin, Michael
1947 - 2007
Michael Dibdin was a British crime writer born in Wolverhampton. His father was a teacher. The family moved to Northern...
Further reading![Portrait of Jean-Patrick Manchette](images/writer/3469/60991ec0d6163b0d3438897a577ea3972886d0c6acb68.jpg)
Manchette, Jean-Patrick
1942 - 1995
Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French author credited for having revolutionised noir fiction in France. He was born in...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Paretsky, Sara](images/writer/1341/wm_BR_1341_20150119122251_Large.jpg)
Paretsky, Sara
1947 -
The American author Sara Paretsky was a leading proponent – alongside Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton and others – during a per...
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