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Sample of authors
Charteris, Leslie
Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy physician and company manager who claimed he was related to an ancient Chinese imperial family. Charteris' mother, Lydia Florence Bowyer, was English. Young Leslie was educated at home and on the many journeys he made with his parents; he claimed to have toured the world three...
Literary figures
Michal Exner
Gender: Male
A young, handsome, always elegantly dressed detective captain with the Prague Police, he has a Ph.D in law, drives a Mercedes and has a comfortable bachelor pad to which he often invites his subordinates to drink coffee. Michal Exner has a sense of humour, appreciates beautiful women and good food: incidentally, he is a good cook himself. He is also the main character in just over a dozen crime...