Holt, Anne
1958 -

Anne Holt is a Norwegian crime writer born in Larvik. She read law at the University of Bergen, graduating in 1986. She...

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Egholm, Elsebeth
1960 -

The Danish author Elsebeth Egholm was born in Nyborg and grew up in Lisbjerg. Her parents owned a garden centre and rented...

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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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Spillane, Mickey
1918 - 2006

The American author Frank Morrison Spillane was born in Brooklyn, New York, to an Irish Catholic father and Scottish...

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