Sample of authors
Green, A.K.
The American author A.K. (Anna Katharine) Green pioneered the crime writing genre, and many of her novels have been translated to foreign languages. She was also among the first women publish write crime novels and the first to publish large editions. Her debut novel, The Leavenworth Case (1878), is a classic and estimated to be one of the major bestsellers of all time. New editions have...
Literary figures
Patrick Petrella
Gender: Male
He spent his childhood in Spain, where his father was a police detective. When he was eight years old, his English mother sent him to her home country, and he came to stay there for good. Michael Gilbert has written two novels and more than 50 short stories about Patrick Petrella, who becomes a police officer, marries Jane Orfrey and has a son. Readers get to follow his professional career from...