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Sample of authors
Archer, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Howard Archer is a British author, former politician and peer of the realm surrounded by scandal. His thrillers and short stories are hugely popular, despite the fact that he has never found favour with the critics, his involvement in insider trading and being sentenced for perjury. None of this stopped him from his being knighted in 1992, adding Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare to his...
Literary figures
Twinks (Honoria) Lyminster
Gender: Female
Judging from author Simon Brett’s description of Lady Honoria ‘Twinks’ Lyminster, she is one of the most beautiful amateur detectives in crime fiction. She has white-blonde hair, a perfect figure – slim, but she is nevertheless physically strong – a resounding voice and a provocative laugh. All men immediately fall in love with her which allows her to solve a number of farcical cases that are set...