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Andrew Taylor (author)
Andrew Taylor (born 14 October 1951) is a British author best known for his crime and historical novels, which include the Lydmouth series, the Roth Trilogy and historical novels such as the number-one best-selling ''The American Boy'' and ''The Ashes of London''. His accolades include the Diamond Dagger, Britain's top crime-writing award. Biography Andrew Taylor grew up in East Anglia. He read English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and has an MA in Library, Archive and Information Science from University College London. His first novel, ''Caroline Minuscule'' (1982), won the John Creasey Memorial Award of the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain. He is the only author to have won the CWA's Historical Dagger three times, with ''The Office of the Dead'', ''The American Boy'' and ''The Scent of Death''. He has also won the Cartier Diamond Dagger, for sustained excellence in crime writing and has been shortlisted for the Gold Dagger, the Theakston's Old Peculiar (twice), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartier Diamond Dagger
The Diamond Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association of the United Kingdom to authors who have made an outstanding lifetime's contribution to the genre. Winners * 1986 – Eric Ambler * 1987 – P. D. James * 1988 – John le Carré * 1989 – Dick Francis * 1990 – Julian Symons * 1991 – Ruth Rendell * 1992 – Leslie Charteris * 1993 – Ellis Peters * 1994 – Michael Gilbert * 1995 – Reginald Hill * 1996 – H. R. F. Keating * 1997 – Colin Dexter * 1998 – Ed McBain * 1999 – Margaret Yorke * 2000 – Peter Lovesey * 2001 – Lionel Davidson * 2002 – Sara Paretsky * 2003 – Robert Barnard * 2004 – Lawrence Block * 2005 – Ian Rankin * 2006 – Elmore Leonard * 2007 – John Harvey * 2008 – Sue Grafton * 2009 – Andrew Taylor * 2010 – Val McDermid * 2011 – Lindsey Davis * 2012 – Frederick Forsyth *2013 – Lee Child * 2014 – Simon Brett * 2015 – Catherine Aird * 2016 – Peter James * 2017 – Ann Cleeves * 2018 – Michael Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Policeman
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Suffocating Night
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Air That Kills
An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian anime convention * Ansett Australia, a major Australian airline group that is now defunct (IATA designator AN) * Apalachicola Northern Railroad (reporting mark AN) 1903–2002 ** AN Railway, a successor company, 2002– * Aryan Nations, a white supremacist religious organization * Australian National Railways Commission, an Australian rail operator from 1975 until 1987 * Antonov, a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) aircraft manufacturing and services company, as a model prefix Entertainment and media * Antv, an Indonesian television network * ''Astronomische Nachrichten'', or ''Astronomical Notes'', an international astronomy journal * ''Avisa Nordland'', a Norwegian newspaper * ''Sweet Bean'' (あん), a 2015 Japanese film also known as ''An'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blacklist (Andrew Taylor Novel)
Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list. If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who is considered to have done something wrong. As a verb, blacklist can mean to put an individual or entity on such a list. Origins of the term The English dramatist Philip Massinger used the phrase "black list" in his 1639 tragedy '' The Unnatural Combat''. After the restoration of the English monarchy brought Charles II of England to the throne in 1660, a list of regicides named those to be punished for the execution of his father. The state papers of Charles II say "If any innocent soul be found in this black list, let him not be offended at me, but consider whether some mistaken principle or interest may not have misle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Midnight
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergerac And The Moving Fever
Bergerac or de Bergerac may refer to: Places * Bergerac, Dordogne, a town in France ** Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, airport serving the town ** Gare de Bergerac, the town's railway station ** Bergerac Périgord FC, the town's football team * Arrondissement of Bergerac, the administrative region that includes the town Other uses * ''Bergerac'' (TV series), a British detective series set in Jersey * Bergerac wine, a French wine appellation * Cyrano de Bergerac (play), 1897 play by Edmond Rostand * "Bergerac", a 1992 track by Spiderbait from ''Shashavaglava'' People * Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655), French dramatist and duelist * Jacques Bergerac (1927–2014), French actor * Michel Bergerac (1932–2016), French businessman See also * Cyrano de Bergerac (other) Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist. Cyrano de Bergerac may also refer to: Film and television * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1900 film), a French film starring Benoît-Constant Coq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergerac And The Jersey Rose
Bergerac or de Bergerac may refer to: Places * Bergerac, Dordogne, a town in France ** Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, airport serving the town ** Gare de Bergerac, the town's railway station ** Bergerac Périgord FC, the town's football team * Arrondissement of Bergerac, the administrative region that includes the town Other uses * ''Bergerac'' (TV series), a British detective series set in Jersey * Bergerac wine, a French wine appellation * Cyrano de Bergerac (play), 1897 play by Edmond Rostand * "Bergerac", a 1992 track by Spiderbait from ''Shashavaglava'' People * Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655), French dramatist and duelist * Jacques Bergerac (1927–2014), French actor * Michel Bergerac (1932–2016), French businessman See also * Cyrano de Bergerac (other) Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist. Cyrano de Bergerac may also refer to: Film and television * Cyrano de Bergerac (1900 film), ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1900 film), a French f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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