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It is 131 years today since Dorothy L. Sayers was born.
English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir School, and his wife Helen Leigh Sayers. When Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers was four years old, the family moved to Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire where the father was appointed pastor. The parents had cultural and linguistic interests, and regularly travelled with their daughter to...
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![Portrait of Ed McBain](images/writer/1154/5f6c9aa6957057c8e744af1d2ddd3dafddb5f908ecd3c.jpg)
McBain, Ed
1926 - 2005
Ed McBain is the best-known pen name for Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Alberto Lombino, a versatile and prolific American...
Further reading![Portrait image of Per Wahlöö](images/writer/1813/6266cccf6bb27093757c57574453fce3e516e780d17ec.jpg)
Wahlöö, Per
1926 - 1975
Per Fredrik Wahlöö was a Swedish author born in Kungsbacka. His father was a newspaper editor in Lund. Per Wahlöö passed his...
Further reading![Portrait image of Vera Caspary](images/writer/5586/618164cc1efa8d7b414549a3d1b7bc3731c6255e959e5.jpg)
Caspary, Vera
1899 - 1987
The American author Vera Caspary spent a great deal of time and effort writing her popular screen and stage plays, but she...
Further reading![Portrait of Jeff Lindsay](images/writer/7498/60368a34e860e176ed48f46591822af3577d1517ff18e.jpg)
Lindsay, Jeff
1952 -
Jeff Lindsay’s real name is Jeffry P. Freundlich. He was born and grew up in Miami, with a father who was an art teacher. A...
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