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  • It is 88 years today since Brian Freemantle was born.

    Brian Harry Freemantle is a British writer and journalist. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire, where he attended Bitterne Park Secondary Modern School. After leaving school in 1953, Freemantle began working for local newspapers and was later employed at the New Milton Advertiser. In 1958, he moved to London where he was foreign editor as well as a foreign correspondent posted in some 30...

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Portrait of Steven Saylor

Saylor, Steven
1956 -

The American author Steven Saylor has pursued two separate literary careers. In the 1980s and early ‘90s he was one of the m...

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Portrait of Tami Hoag

Hoag, Tami
1959 -

Tami Hoag is an American author. She was born in Cresco, Iowa, and grew up in the small town of Harmony in southeast...

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Gilbert, Michael
1912 - 2006

Michael Francis Gilbert was a British author of mystery stories and thrillers. He was born in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, and...

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Portrait image of Peter O'Donnell

O'Donnell, Peter
1920 - 2010

Peter O’Donnell was a British author born in Lewisham, London, to an Irish family. His father was a well-known crime r...

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