Gaboriau, Émile
1832 - 1873

While Edgar Allan Poe, the American author of short stories, is generally considered to be the father of modern crime...

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Duncan, Lois
1934 - 2016

Lois Duncan Steinmetz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the daughter of Joseph Steinmetz and his wife Lois Duncan,...

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Lyall, Gavin
1932 - 2003

Gavin Tudor Lyall was a British author of espionage thrillers. He was born in Birmingham, England, where he attended the...

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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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