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Sample of authors
Craven, M.W.
British crime writer, born in Carlisle in Cumbria, England. When M.W. (Michael William) ‘Mike’ Craven was still a child, the family moved to Newcastle in Tyne and Wear, where he grew up. As a 16-year-old, he tired of school, and – mainly by chance – joined the army. He spent the next ten years moving from place to place in military service, but says himself that most of his time was occupied with...
Literary figures
Joe Sixsmith
Gender: Male
A private detective, living and working in Luton – which is considered a small town in Britain – where he not only gets the weirdest clients but also often finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Joe Sixsmith is a former lathe operator with roots in the West Indies and who has made a new start. The unassuming and friendly problem-solver is the main character in a suite of humorous det...