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Davis, Lindsey
Lindsey Davis is a British crime writer born in Birmingham where she attended the King Edward VI High School for Girls 1960–67. Little is known about her private life, but there is a history of family tragedies. She graduated with a Master of Arts in English Literature from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, in 1972 after which she worked as a civil servant until 1985. She is now a full-time author. S...
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Barnard, Robert
Robert Barnard was an English crime writer and scholar of international fame. He was born in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. In 1956, he went up to Oxford to read literature, possibly encouraged by his father who wrote unremarkable romances and young adult books. After graduating in 1959, Barnard taught at university in Australia 1961–1966. He married Louise Tabor there in 1963. They were making p...
