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Sample of authors
Horst, Jørn Lier
A Norwegian former police officer who in the 2000s became one of Norway’s most popular crime-fiction writers among adult as well as younger readers. He was born in Porsgrunn in Telemark as Jørn Lier Olsen, and grew up in nearby Bamble. Already in his youth he showed an interest in writing, and was the editor of various school and student magazines, including at Bamble upper secondary school wh...
Literary figures
Hap Collins
Gender: Male
After, among other things, a spell in prison as a conscientious objector – he abhors violence and racism – the quiet, middle-aged Hap Collins is employed as an investigator by his now-and-then girlfriend Brett Sawyer’s detective agency. He works in a two-man team with Vietnam-veteran Leonard Pine in a whole row of stories by Joe R. Lansdale. They are an odd pair who, despite Collins’ calm manner,...