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Sample of authors
Roberts, Nora
The American author Nora Roberts was born as Eleanor Marie Robertson in Silver Spring, Maryland. She grew up as the only daughter, the youngest of five siblings, in a family of Irish descent. She married Ronald Aufdem-Brinke in 1968 when she was only 18 years old and straight after graduating from Montgomery Blair High School. For a while she worked as a secretary in a lawyers’ firm, but after t...
Literary figures
David Wintringham
Gender: Male
He has an ordinary, plain appearance, but through his work as a doctor he has become accustomed to noticing details. He likes to become involved in murder cases, which is not always appreciated by Scotland Yard, but Chief Inspector Mitchell listens to David Wintringham’s theories, and with their help can solve several cases. The doctor also performs solo in some of Josephine Bell’s novels.