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Connelly, Michael
Michael Connelly is an American author of crime fiction born in Philadelphia. At the age of twelve, he moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He began to study for a building construction major at the University of Florida, Gainesville, but did not do as well as he expected. A keen admirer of Raymond Chandler, he decided to do a...
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Ford, Richard
American author born in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Parker Carrol, was a travelling salesman, which meant that the family often moved homes when Richard was young. His mother, Edna Ford, came from Little Rock, Arkansas. Richard was educated at Davis Elementary School that had also been attended by his idol Eudora Welty. As a child he spent his summer holidays at his grandfather's hotel,...
