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Carofiglio, Gianrico
Gianrico Carofiglio is an Italian novelist and former judge born and raised in Bari, Apulia. After having passed his law degree, Carofiglio began to work as a prosecutor in Bari in 1986, and he soon became involved in fighting organised crime. He was part of a group of magistrates that tried to take down the local mafia, Sacra Corona, in Bari. It led to the incarceration of a large number of its...
Literary figures
Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen
Gender: Male
The internationally renowned scientist and genius is known as the “Thinking Machine”. Readers of mystery novels know him from the stories of Jacques Futrelle. Professor Van Dusen has an abnormally large head, little patience and is a stickler for facts. As a result, he is able to even break out of the high security Cell 13 …