Bloch, Robert
1917 - 1994

Robert Albert Bloch was born in Chicago. He moved with his family to Milwaukee in Wisconsin when he was ten years old. His...

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Deitmer, Sabine
1947 - 2020

The German author of crime novels Sabine Deitmar was born in Jena, Thüringen, and grew up in Düsseldorf. Deitmer became i...

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Skvorecky, Josef
1924 - 2012

The Czech author, editor, translator and (film)scriptwriter Josef Škvorecký was born in Náchod, in Bohemia. He is co...

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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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