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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Davis, Lindsey
1949 -

Lindsey Davis is a British crime writer born in Birmingham where she attended the King Edward VI High School for Girls...

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Higgins, Jack
1929 - 2022

British/Irish – he had double citizenship – author and former teacher, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was christened Henry P...

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Peace, David
1967 -

David Peace is a British novelist. He was born and raised in Osset near Leeds in Yorkshire. He was educated in Wakefield,...

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