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Fleming, Ian
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of the most famous fictional spies of the 20th century known from a great number of books, films, radio plays etc., only a small number of which were in fact written by Fleming. Some were a great deal better, but none has had the same impact.
Fleming came from a wealthy and p...
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Edwards, Martin
Although he has written nearly twenty crime novels, plus a couple of collections of short stories in the same genre, British author, solicitor, editor and literary historian Martin Edwards is probably best known for his non-fiction books on the genre, and for the anthologies he has compiled. He is considered one of the leading British authorities on classical crime literature, especially on...