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Sample of authors
French, Nicci
Nicci French is the pseudonym of the husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard (born 1958) and Sean French (born 1959). They are both journalists and have each published books under their own names. As Nicci French, they are known for their acclaimed psychological thrillers.
Nicci Gerrard was born in Worcestershire. She attended Alice Ottley School, Worcester, and read English literature at Oxford...
Literary figures
Dora Myrl
Gender: Female
One of the first female private detectives in English crime fiction, a delicate, jolly young lady who looks like a schoolgirl. She tries everything new: already in 1900 she is a seasoned cyclist. Dora Myrl is also such a clever detective that the famous Paul Beck marries her in 1909, and two years later their creator M. McDonnell Bodkin lets the couple’s adult (!) son solve his first case.