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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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Portrait of Michael Dibdin

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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Portrait of Dean R. Koontz

Koontz, Dean R.
1945 -

Dean Ray Koontz is an American author of suspense literature. He was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a...

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Portrait image of Kim Småge

Småge, Kim
1945 -

Kim Småge is a pseudonym used by the Norwegian author Anne Karin Thorshus who was born in Trondheim. After having completed ...

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Portrait image of Carl Hiaasen

Hiaasen, Carl
1953 -

Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist and author of thrillers. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is of...

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