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Sample of authors
Nesser, Håkan
Håkan Nesser was born in Elvesta Gård (manor) on the outskirts of Kumla. His father was a farmer, as were his family since the 1600s. His mother was an office worker. In 1953, the family moved to Kumla, where the son went to Haga School and the local Junior Secondary School in Kumla, after which he started at Allé School in Hallsberg from which he graduated in 1968. In his youth, his great in...
Literary figures
Wilkins
Gender: Male
An English Chief Inspector without a first name, in three amusing puzzle solver crime pastiches by James Anderson. Inspector Wilkins is middle aged, short and a bit wide around the waist. He has a heavy, black moustache, a deep voice and, most of the time, a troubled look. He speaks Russian and French, reads Dostoyevsky, solves The Times’ crossword-puzzle during breakfast, as well as murder c...