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Schenkel, Andrea Maria
The German author Andrea Maria Schenkel was born and raised in Regensburg. Her parents were civil servants. Her mother and, particularly, her grandmother, often spoke about the old days, which awakened Schenkel's interest in storytelling. As a child she wrote short tales, often on a "bloody" subject, although because she was left-handed she was put off from writing school assignments. After...

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French, Nicci
Nicci French is the pseudonym of the husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard (born 1958) and Sean French (born 1959). They are both journalists and have each published books under their own names. As Nicci French, they are known for their acclaimed psychological thrillers.
Nicci Gerrard was born in Worcestershire. She attended Alice Ottley School, Worcester, and read English literature at Oxford...