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Kerr, Philip
Philip Kerr was a Scottish author born in Edinburgh. His family were Baptists. Kerr read law and philosophy at the University of Birmingham with a special interest in German philosophy. After graduating he worked for a while as a copywriter until he became a full time novelist at the end of the 1980s. He was married to the author Jane Thynne. The couple had three children and lived in Wimbledon,...
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Baldacci, David
The American author David Baldacci, with family roots in Toscana in Italy, was born in Richmond, Virginia, as the youngest of three siblings. His father was a mechanic and his mother worked at a telephone company. Their son studied at Henrico High School before acquiring a B.A. at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and in 1968 a Law degree at the University of Virginia in...