Pierre Ayraud (right) with Pierre Boileau Photo: Jean-Claude Deutsch/Paris Match via Getty Images (1977)
Sample of authors
Ayraud, Pierre
Pierre Ayraud, who published his books under the pseudonym Thomas Narcejac, and Pierre Boileau are two of the best known names in French crime writing. Together, they wrote a large number of detective novels signed Boileau-Narcejac, and they were prominent figures on the late 20th century literary scene. Ayraud was also a great connoisseur of crime writing, and he wrote several famous...
Literary figures
Kate Burrows
Gender: Female
Skilled and hard-skinned police detective in Grantley, Yorkshire. Kate Burrows is respected by her colleagues, but has problems when she falls in love with gangster Patrick Kelly and they move in together. She is pretty, with brown hair, brown eyes and a slim body with long legs. Author Martina Cole lets her grow old in the books: in the last one, she has retired but is still used by her former...