McDermid, Val
1955 -

Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer born in Kirkcaldy, Fife. She attended Kirkcaldy High School where she was among a...

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Hawkins, Paula
1972 -

Paula Hawkins grew up in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Her father was an economics professor and journalist....

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Brown, Dan
1964 -

Dan Brown is an American author born as Daniel Brown in Exeter, New Hampshire. His father was a teacher of mathematics and...

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O'Connor, Joseph
1963 -

Irish author born in Dublin. He is the brother of the singer Sinéad O'Connor and the oldest of five children. His father ...

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