Döblin, Alfred
1878 - 1957

Alfred Döblin was a German author, born Bruno Alfred Döblin to a German-Jewish merchant family in Stettin (now Szcecin in P...

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Lehane, Dennis
1966 -

The American crime writer Dennis Lehane grew up in an Irish family as the youngest of five children in Dorchester on the...

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Shute, Nevil
1899 - 1960

British author born as Nevil Shute Norway in Ealing, Middlesex, and raised in Shrewsbury. He stuttered badly, which...

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Verdon, John
1942 -

John Verdon is an American crime writer, born in Bronx, New York. He was educated at Regis High School and Fordham...

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