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Sample of authors
Turow, Scott
Scott Frederick Turow is an American author born in Chicago, Illinois, where his father was working as a physicist. Both parents were descended from Russian Jews. Turow graduated from Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois, in 1966 and went on to study at Amherst College, Massachusetts, graduating with a BA in 1970. He won a grant to read creative writing at Stanford University, California, and...
Literary figures
Elma Craggs
Gender: Female
One of the most original problem-solvers in crime literature is Mrs Elma Craggs. She is a cockney and a widow, and has a strenuous and badly-paid job as a cleaning lady. This gains her admittance to various environments. She won’t tolerate any nonsense, and when crimes are committed, she carries out her own investigations with the help of the timid Mrs Millhone. H.R.F. Keating has written a n...