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  • It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.

    Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...

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Portrait of Lois Duncan

Duncan, Lois
1934 - 2016

Lois Duncan Steinmetz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the daughter of Joseph Steinmetz and his wife Lois Duncan,...

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Portrait of Louise Penny

Penny, Louise
1958 -

The Canadian author, Louise Penny, grew up in Toronto. She studied Journalism and worked as a TV and radio producer. She...

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Portrait image of Lindsey Davis

Davis, Lindsey
1949 -

Lindsey Davis is a British crime writer born in Birmingham where she attended the King Edward VI High School for Girls...

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Portrait image of Stieg Larsson

Larsson, Stieg
1954 - 2004

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish author and journalist who, despite only publishing three novels, is one of Sweden’s b...

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