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Child, Lee
Lee Child is the pen name of the British author and television producer Jim Grant. He was born in Coventry as one of four brothers. When he was four years old, the family moved to Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, so the brothers were able to attend Orchard Primary School. When Jim was eleven years old he won a scholarship to King Edward’s School, after which he read law at the University of S...
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Shepherd, Lynn
The British author, Lynn Shepherd, attracted a great deal of attention in literary circles with her crime novels that primarily were based upon classic novels from the 19th century. She is reticent about her private life and her background, but it is known that she studied Literature at Oxford University and started working with marketing and advertising for various firms in London. In 2000 she...