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Sample of authors
Rosenhayn, Paul
German journalist and internationally acclaimed author of detective stories, best known for his more than forty screenplays
Paul Rosenhayn was born in Hamburg. His father was a captain in the merchant navy, and the family often moved. He attended school in England for several years and completed his education in Germany. He enrolled at law school, but after the first semester he decided he...
Literary figures
Mma Ramotswe
Gender: Female
In Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, Mma Precious Ramotswe runs The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. The cases she works with, don’t usually concern major crimes, but are more about solving everyday problems for the clients. Mma Ratmotswe loves tea and her husband, the kind J.L.B. Matekoni, as well as their two adoptive children: all tenderly described by the Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith.