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Portrait image of Pierre Ayraud Pierre Ayraud (right) with Pierre Boileau
Photo: Jean-Claude Deutsch/Paris Match via Getty Images (1977)

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Ayraud, Pierre

Pierre Ayraud, who published his books under the pseudonym Thomas Narcejac, and Pierre Boileau are two of the best known names in French crime writing. Together, they wrote a large number of detective novels signed Boileau-Narcejac, and they were prominent figures on the late 20th century literary scene. Ayraud was also a great connoisseur of crime writing, and he wrote several famous...

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Portrait image of Candice Fox Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images (2022)

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Fox, Candice

Australian crime-fiction writer and teacher, born and raised in Bankstown, which is close to Sydney where she now lives. She herself says that she had a happy childhood and youth, albeit in a somewhat odd family: her father worked as a prison guard, while his wife took care of children from families with social problems. So Candice Fox grew up with a row of different adoptive and foster siblings...

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