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Sample of authors
Ford, Richard
American author born in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Parker Carrol, was a travelling salesman, which meant that the family often moved homes when Richard was young. His mother, Edna Ford, came from Little Rock, Arkansas. Richard was educated at Davis Elementary School that had also been attended by his idol Eudora Welty. As a child he spent his summer holidays at his grandfather's hotel,...
Literary figures
Liam Devlin
Gender: Male
In the 1940s, he was a hero in Ireland who fought for the IRA, but later became a freelance professional murderer and, for example, helps the German nazis and even later the British secret services. He also became a mentor for Sean Dillon, another of author Jack Higgins’ (pseudonym for Henry Patterson) literary agents. Liam Devlin is a short man, very lively, and has black hair and blue eyes.