-
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...
Sample of Authors
Flynn, Gillian
1971 -
Already as a child, the American author and journalist Gillian Flynn was fascinated by horror and crime. She read books...
Further reading
Rosenhayn, Paul
1877 - 1929
German journalist and internationally acclaimed author of detective stories, best known for his more than forty...
Further reading
Elkins, Aaron
1935 -
Aaron Elkins is an American crime writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He read anthropology and psychology at Hunter College,...
Further reading
Lansdale, Joe R.
1951 -
American author, combat athlete and self-defence expert, born and raised in Gladewater, Texas. The incredibly productive...
Further reading