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Sample of authors
Klönne, Gisa
The German author Gisa Klönne was born in Stuttgart and grew up in Darmstadt. She wanted to become an author from an early age. She read languages, political science and film studies at the universities of Darmsstadt, Guildford (the UK) and Cologne, graduating with a Master of Arts degree. She became the editor of the feminist women’s magazine Emma in 1993 and wrote for numerous other magazines an...
Literary figures
Hildegarde Withers
Gender: Female
A tall, angular and determined elderly school mistress – in later books retired school mistress – in New York who solves cases in a suite of cosy detective stories by Stuart Palmer. She often cooperates with Inspector Oscar Piper and lawyer John J. Malone, created by Craig Rice. Hildegarde Withers always wears original hats and has an umbrella with her, collects tropical fish and is a strong opp...