Reilly, Helen
1891 - 1962

Critics often regard Helen Reilly as one of the most important female American crime writers of the 1930s. One reason for...

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Sigurðardóttir, Yrsa
1963 -

The Icelandic author and civil engineer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir grew up in Reykjavik. She now lives in the suburb of S...

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Lethem, Jonathan
1964 -

The extremely prolific American author Jonathan Allen Lethem is best known for his crime novels, many of them with science...

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Manchette, Jean-Patrick
1942 - 1995

Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French author credited for having revolutionised noir fiction in France. He was born in...

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