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Sample of authors
Brodrick, William
The British crime writer William Brodrick was born in Bolton, Lancashire, but when he was eleven years old the family emigrated to Vancouver in Canada. For a while, they also lived in Queensland, Australia. In both places, Brodrick attended Catholic schools, and since then the religion has played an important role in his life as well as his writing. He has dual citizenship, British and...
Literary figures
Cal Weaver
Gender: Male
However many problems you have, author Linwood Barclay lets his private detective and former police officer, Cal Weaver, have it even worse. His son, Scott, dies in what is presumed to be suicide, and when he tries to find out what has happened, he becomes a suspect for the murder of a girl. Later, his wife, Donna, is shot dead. He is middle-aged, worn out and depressed, but despite all his...