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Sample of authors
Pronzini, Bill
The extremely prolific American author William John "Bill" Pronzini is the prize-winning author of over a hundred works of detective fiction, science fiction, western fiction, thrillers and horror fiction. He is also a renowned expert within these fields, and as such he has edited some hundred anthologies and short story collections by other authors. He has also published a large number of...
Literary figures
Cockie Cockrill
Gender: Male
His first name is not mentioned in the books by Christianna Brand (pseud. for Mary Lewis), but Cockrill is called "Cockie" by his friends and colleagues. He is an older gentleman, short – described as “bird-like” – with brown eyes, thick eyebrows and white hair. A widower for many years, he usually wears a raincoat with his hat askew, and solves his cases with great patience while chain-smoking se...