Ken Follett

Ken Follett is a Welsh author born on June 5, 1949, in Cardiff, Wales, renowned for his bestselling thrillers and historical novels, including Eye of the Needle (1978), which won the Edgar Award, and the epic Pillars of the Earth (1989), the first in his Kingsbridge series.[1][2][4]

Cardiff, Wales Jun 5, 1949 Wikipedia Website
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