Sample of authors
Adams, Herbert
British author that would have been largely forgotten had it not been for his being the first and most prolific author of golfing mysteries.
Herbert Adams was born in London and grew up in Islington and Kensington. He attended City School of London after which he studied to become a chartered surveyor. He worked in various professions until became an estate agent. He married Jessie Louise...
Literary figures
William Meredith
Gender: Male
A conscientious murder investigator who solves cases in various parts of England in a suite of detective stories by John Bude (pseudonym for Ernest Elmore). William Meredith is a patient gentleman, open for tips about possible alternative solutions; he listens carefully to what colleagues – ranging from village constables to chief constables – say. He is of normal build, with an everyday but sym...