Leroux, Gaston
1868 - 1927

Gaston Leroux was born in Paris but grew up in a little village in Normandy close to the home of his maternal grandparents....

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Cornwell, Patricia D.
1956 -

The American crime writer Patricia Cornwell was born in Miami, Florida, as Patricia Carroll Daniels. After her parents’ d...

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Boyd, William
1952 -

The British author William Boyd was born in Accra, Ghana. His father, a doctor, and his mother, a teacher, moved to The...

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May, Peter
1951 -

Writer of crime novels and TV manuscripts who has received many prizes. He was born in Glasgow in Scotland, but has lived...

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