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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Barclay, Linwood
1955 -
Canadian-American author, born in Darien, Connecticut in the USA. Just before his fourth birthday, the family moved to...
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Forbes, Colin
1923 - 2006
Colin Forbes is the pseudonym of the British author Raymond Harold Sawkins who was born in Hampstead, London. His first...
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Hart, John
1965 -
John Hart is considered to be one of the great names in American crime fiction during the 21st century. All of his books...
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Dexter, Colin
1930 - 2017
The British crime writer Colin Dexter grew up in Stamford, Lincolnshire. After completing his military service in 1950, he...
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