Sample of authors
Hoch, Edward D.
The American crime writer Edward D. (Dentinger) Hoch was unique in the sense that he appears to be the only American crime writer who has managed to make a living for decades from his short stories alone. Although he mainly wrote whodunits with elements of the occult, his whole body of work can be divided into a number of different genres.
Ed Hoch was born in Rochester, New York, where he...
Literary figures
Conny Sjöberg
Gender: Male
As an experienced detective chief inspector with Hammarby Police in Stockholm, he leads a well-coordinated team of murder investigators who, for example, deal with cases where children have been hurt. Conny Sjöberg is a middle-aged, unusually ordinary man, happily married to Åsa; they have five children. He is described as handsome, empathetic, sensitive and honest. According to author Carin G...