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
Philip Trent
Gender: Male
Despite E.C. Bentley only having written three books about the young English artist, Philip Trent is an important name in crime fiction. He became the model for many amateur detectives in whodunits during the first half of the 20th century. Trent is tall, a bit lanky, has a moustache, is from a good family and is well brought-up. He investigates his cases with great enthusiasm, but doesn’t a...