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It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...
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Wambaugh, Joseph
1937 -
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. is an American author and former detective sergeant. He is best known for his police...
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Ceder, Camilla
1976 -
Camilla Ceder grew up in Olofstorp near Gothenburg. She studied social work and psychotherapy and now lives in Gothenburg...
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Indriðason, Arnaldur
1961 -
The Icelandic crime writer Arnaldur Indriðason, the son of the author Indriði Þorsteinsson, was born in Reykjavik. Arnaldur I...
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Lapidus, Jens
1974 -
Jens Lapidus grew up on the outskirts of Stockholm. His mother was a social worker and his father a journalist who, among...
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