Hammett, Dashiell
1894 - 1961

American detective writer, born in St. Mary's County in Maryland. He grew up in Baltimore where his family moved when he...

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Bond, Michael
1926 - 2017

The British author Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England. He attended Presentation College, Reading....

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Walters, Minette
1949 -

Minette Walters is an author of crime fiction born Minette Jebb in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Her father w...

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Barr, Nevada
1952 -

Nevada Barr is an author and artist born in Yerington, Nevada. In 1954, she moved with her family to Susanville in...

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