Sample of authors
O'Connell, Jack
Jack O’Connell was an American teacher and author known for his noir fantasy Quinsigamond novels. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he lived all his life in or near the city. In 1965, he was enrolled at the Blessed Sacrament School and attended the school until it was closed in 1972 when he went over to the Worcester Central Catholic School. In 1973, he enrolled at the St. John’s High S...
Literary figures
Mac (Cyril) McCorkle
Gender: Male
After the Second World War, during which he was an officer in a special force in Burma, Cyril ‘Mac’ McCorkle uses his savings to buy a bar in Bonn. Unfortunately, he agrees to let Mike Padillo buy a share of the business, and Padillo is (albeit unwillingly) a spy and executioner for an American secret service. Which leads to McCorkle being caught up in a number of dramatic events in books by Ros...