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1892-1977
JAMES M CAIN
American author. One of the fathers of hard-boiled noir his books include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and Mildred Pierce.
1874-1936
G K CHESTERTON
Prolific English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist.
RAYMOND CHANDLER
The British-American novelist and screenwriter created one of the great detectives in the form of Philip Marlowe.
1888-1959
WILKIE COLLINS
English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. His finest novels are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.
1888-1959
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