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It is 93 years today since Derek Raymond was born.
English author, who during a Bohemian and wandering life occupied himself with a number of different jobs and activities, a by-no-means small part of them criminal. This is also reflected in his books: he is known as a pioneer in the crime-literature sub-genre called ‘British noir’, and which is usually set in environments and among people at the bottom of society. The books have been criticised f...
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Queen, Ellery
Pseudonym
Ellery Queen is a pen name shared by Frederic Dannay, born Daniel Nathan, and Manfred B. (Bennington) Lee, born Manford...
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Forbes, Colin
1923 - 2006
Colin Forbes is the pseudonym of the British author Raymond Harold Sawkins who was born in Hampstead, London. His first...
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Robinson, Peter
1950 - 2022
Peter Robinson is a Canadian author born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. He was a wayward teenager with little interest...
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Meyer, Deon
1958 -
Deon Meyer is something of a rarity in that he is a South African crime writer who has had his crime novels, written in...
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