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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 of Dean R. Koontz](images/writer/956/60993cc2bd90d164892bafa5e7737a10d8201414d6d7e.jpg)
Koontz, Dean R.
1945 -
Dean Ray Koontz is an American author of suspense literature. He was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a...
Further reading![Portrait of Colin Forbes](images/writer/548/6098f7bf8593a699584dd731297cf55d21d2777243832.jpg)
Forbes, Colin
1923 - 2006
Colin Forbes is the pseudonym of the British author Raymond Harold Sawkins who was born in Hampstead, London. His first...
Further reading![Portrait of Louise Penny](images/writer/6113/60992050686647e665e9d8689a4e8a4caeb9efe53d453.jpg)
Penny, Louise
1958 -
The Canadian author, Louise Penny, grew up in Toronto. She studied Journalism and worked as a TV and radio producer. She...
Further reading![Portrait image of Brian Freemantle](images/writer/568/630d10cb2c11d34ceca0936daa194906533d38dfc9bf8.jpg)
Freemantle, Brian
1936 -
Brian Harry Freemantle is a British writer and journalist. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire, where he attended...
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