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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...

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Martin Holmberg

Gender: Male

An experienced and calm detective inspector in Lund, southern Sweden. After a first unhappy marriage with a frigid woman, he is now happily married to Kerstin, with whom he has four children. Martin Holmberg is a chain smoker and the central character in a police collective. He has a good relationship with his superior officers, first Bengt Thorén, later Seved Olofsson – as well as Stefan Elg an...

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