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French, Tana
Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all around the world. The family also lived in Italy, Malawi and Ireland. From 17 years of age, French has lived in Dublin. She now has both American and Irish citizenship. When she was a child, Tana thought about becoming an archaeologist. She has subsequently taken part in several...
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Carofiglio, Gianrico
Gianrico Carofiglio is an Italian novelist and former judge born and raised in Bari, Apulia. After having passed his law degree, Carofiglio began to work as a prosecutor in Bari in 1986, and he soon became involved in fighting organised crime. He was part of a group of magistrates that tried to take down the local mafia, Sacra Corona, in Bari. It led to the incarceration of a large number of its...