Photo: Titti Fabi / Camera Press/TT (2005)
Sample of authors
Lansdale, Joe R.
American author, combat athlete and self-defence expert, born and raised in Gladewater, Texas. The incredibly productive Joe R. (Richard) Lansdale has written novels and short stories in many different genres: westerns, horror, science fiction, children’s books, erotica, fantasy, crime, thrillers etc. He has also written screenplays for TV and texts for several graphic series. He is, however, p...
Literary figures
William Dougal
Gender: Male
He is working on a doctoral thesis in History, but supports himself with various jobs in Andrew Taylor’s books about him: private detective, freelance editor, working in a security company etc. He is basically amoral, and spends just as much time committing crimes as he does solving them. William Dougal does, however, try to live honourably so that he can marry his girlfriend Celia Prentisse, w...