Rankin, Ian
1960 -

The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...

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Jansson, Tove
1914 - 2001

Finland-Swedish author and visual artist. Tove Jansson was born and grew up in an artist home in Helsinki. Her home...

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Flynn, Gillian
1971 -

Already as a child, the American author and journalist Gillian Flynn was fascinated by horror and crime. She read books...

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Le Queux, William
1864 - 1927

One of the most remarkable, and most productive, British authors in the early 20th century was William Le Queux who wrote...

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