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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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Block, Lawrence
1938 -
Lawrence Block is an American author of crime fiction born in Buffalo. He attended Antioch College, Ohio, between 1955 and...
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Börjlind, Rolf
1943 -
Rolf Börjlind was born in Västra Skrävlinge in Malmö. He started studying at the College of Journalism in Stockholm in 196...
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Carr, John Dickson
1906 - 1977
American author of detective stories born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. His father was a criminal lawyer and politician who...
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Ellroy, James
1948 -
Having revolutionized crime fiction in terms of language and style, James Ellroy is now one of America’s foremost c...
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