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Sample of authors
Winslow, Don
Don Winslow is an American novelist and former private investigator. He was born in New York. His father was a US Navy officer and his mother was a librarian. Their children were brought up in a family of story-tellers and were encouraged to read, and as a young boy Winslow was involved in amateur dramatics. His sister, Kristine Rolofson is a prolific author of romantic fiction.
Winslow was...
Literary figures
Philo Vance
Gender: Male
Conceited and garrulous but with a very good all-round education, he is an amateur detective featured in a dozen orthodox whodunnits by S.S. Van Dine (pseudonym for Willard Huntington Wright). Philo Vance come from a ‘fine’ family, is well educated, very rich, mainly spends his time collecting art etc. and writing scientific articles in various subjects. He is of average height, slim, elegant, wit...