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Verdon, John
John Verdon is an American crime writer, born in Bronx, New York. He was educated at Regis High School and Fordham University in the same city, and subsequently worked in the advertising industry in Manhattan. Despite his considerable successes, he didn’t really like his job, so he retired at the age of 53. When his wife, Naomi, a teacher, retired a few years later, they moved to the countryside a...
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Lockridge, Richard
An American journalist and author, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he also grew up. After finishing school, he studied at Kansas City Junior College as well as the University of Missouri in Columbia. He curtailed his studies when he was conscripted for military service in 1918, and when – after a short time – he had finished that, he had various jobs such as a shop assistant and a fairground w...