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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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Portrait image of Carl-Johan Vallgren

Vallgren, Carl-Johan
1964 -

Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren has never been sure about whether he should focus on music or on writing. He studied music and...

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Portrait image of John Hart

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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Portrait of Bill Pronzini

Pronzini, Bill
1943 -

The extremely prolific American author William John "Bill" Pronzini is the prize-winning author of over a hundred works of...

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Portrait of John D. MacDonald

MacDonald, John D.
1916 - 1986

The American author John Dann MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. His father (who was of Scottish ancestry) pursued...

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