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Woods, Stuart
Stuart Woods was an American author of crime fiction and former racing sailor whose first novel is now considered a crime classic. He produced up to five books a year, many of them bestsellers such as the Stone Barrington books.
Before he became a full-time author, Woods was a renowned racing sailor who took part in many ocean races, often with his own craft. A restless, impatient man, he lived...
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Uhnak, Dorothy
Dorothy Uhnak was an American detective and creator of police procedural fiction. She was born Dorothy Goldstein in the Bronx, New York, where she lived all her life. Her father was a projectionist who occasionally cooperated with the police when they needed to consult a movie expert. His daughter became fascinated with police procedure and soon became a fixture at the local precinct where she...