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It is 93 years today since Derek Raymond was born.
English author, who during a Bohemian and wandering life occupied himself with a number of different jobs and activities, a by-no-means small part of them criminal. This is also reflected in his books: he is known as a pioneer in the crime-literature sub-genre called ‘British noir’, and which is usually set in environments and among people at the bottom of society. The books have been criticised f...
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Skagen, Fredrik
1936 - 2017
Fredrik Skagen is one of Norway’s most popular award-winning crime writers. He was born in Trondheim where he lived all his l...
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Groner, Auguste
1850 - 1929
Auguste Groner was an Austrian author, newspaper editor and pioneering woman author of crime fiction. Die Goldene Auguste...
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Robinson, Peter
1950 - 2022
Peter Robinson is a Canadian author born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. He was a wayward teenager with little interest...
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Chandler, Raymond
1888 - 1959
American detective writer, born in Chicago. He spent his early childhood in Wyoming and Nebraska. His parents divorced when...
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