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Sample of authors
Abrahams, Peter (f. 1947)
Peter Abrahams is an American author born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he also grew up. Summer holidays were spent in his parent’s cabin in Quebec, Canada. He earned his BA at Williams College at Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1968; between 1968 and 1970 he was a harpoon fisherman in the Bahamas. He then worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBS) in Ottawa as a producer, among o...
Literary figures
Tom Reynolds
Gender: Male
A friendly, calm and humorous police detective in Dublin, who leads the investigations into brutal murders in books by Jo Spain. He is between 40 and 50 years old, with a slightly crooked nose and black hair going grey, and he is happily married to Louise: they have a daughter together, Maria, who is not entirely without problems. Tom Reynolds’ personality is based on the author’s husband, Mar...