Sample of authors
Adams, Herbert
British author that would have been largely forgotten had it not been for his being the first and most prolific author of golfing mysteries.
Herbert Adams was born in London and grew up in Islington and Kensington. He attended City School of London after which he studied to become a chartered surveyor. He worked in various professions until became an estate agent. He married Jessie Louise...
Literary figures
John Appleby
Gender: Male
Detective inspector, later commissioner, at Scotland Yard, and so clever that he is eventually knighted by the queen. He is the main character in a row of novels and short stories by Michael Innes, and ages gracefully at the same pace as his creator. When he retires, Sir John Appleby buys a country estate. He is married to sculptress Judith Raven, and they have a son, Bobby, who himself acts the...