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It is 84 years today since Robin (1940-) Cook was born.
American doctor, businessman and author, who has written a long row of thriller-like medical crime novels, many of which have ended high up on the American bestseller lists. Robert Brian Cook was born in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his first years in Queens in the same city. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Leonia, New Jersey, where he grew up. His father was an artist, his...
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Robotham, Michael
1960 -
Michael Robotham is an Australian author of crime novels and a ghost writer. He was born in Casino, New South Wales,...
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Bailey, H.C.
1878 - 1961
The British journalist and critic Henry Christopher Bailey is one of the five greatest crime novelists associated with the...
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Elkins, Aaron
1935 -
Aaron Elkins is an American crime writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He read anthropology and psychology at Hunter College,...
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Paretsky, Sara
1947 -
The American author Sara Paretsky was a leading proponent – alongside Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton and others – during a per...
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