Edna Buchanan was born on March 16, 1938 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA as Edna H. Rydzik. She is a writer, known for Cocaine Cowboys (2006), The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) and Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995). She has been married to Thomas M. Smith since May 4, 2010. She was previously married to Emmett R. Miller and James C. Buchanan. Show less «