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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
Piet van der Valk
Gender: Male
An independent, eccentric and short-tempered detective superintendent with the police in Amsterdam, the main character in a suite of police novels by Englishman Nicolas Freeling. Piet van der Valk is arrogant, but also critical of society and empathetic. He is married to Arlette with whom he has two sons and an adopted daughter. He is killed during an investigation, and his wife takes over the...