McBain, Ed
1926 - 2005

Ed McBain is the best-known pen name for Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Alberto Lombino, a versatile and prolific American...

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Zangwill, Israel
1864 - 1926

Israel Zangwill was a British Jewish author. His father had emigrated from Lithuania and his mother was a Polish refugee....

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James, Peter
1948 -

The British author and film producer Peter James was born in Hove and grew up in Brighton, Sussex. His British father, Jack...

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Flynn, Gillian
1971 -

Already as a child, the American author and journalist Gillian Flynn was fascinated by horror and crime. She read books...

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