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![Portrait of Peter Spiegelman](images/writer/4429/608a9eb4c08b309856a8ab8ea0694490c627c5e2c883c.jpg)
Spiegelman, Peter
1958 -
The American crime writer Peter Spiegelman was born in New York. He grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, and has lived there...
Further reading![Portrait of John Grisham](images/writer/651/605075b673a3be6a0c043bb52a9d890dd25efe58087bb.jpg)
Grisham, John
1955 -
American author, lawyer and politician born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a construction worker who travelled...
Further reading![Portrait image of Gavin Lyall](images/writer/6783/619ad6f7692a8f7d30900d5f6fdfa3b42fce0da47843e.jpg)
Lyall, Gavin
1932 - 2003
Gavin Tudor Lyall was a British author of espionage thrillers. He was born in Birmingham, England, where he attended the...
Further reading![Portrait of Chester Himes](images/writer/2950/60993628d14429f08b7890065f2374cfc2bff83bd77df.jpg)
Himes, Chester
1909 - 1984
Chester Bomar Himes was among the foremost Afro-American authors, especially in terms of the way he wrote about racism in...
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