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Sample of authors
Lindsay, Jeff
Jeff Lindsay’s real name is Jeffry P. Freundlich. He was born and grew up in Miami, with a father who was an art teacher. As a child, Lindsay was smaller than his schoolmates, was bullied and often involved in fights. This led him to start doing gym exercises but also meant he was a lonely child and he read a lot. During his university years in Vermont, he gained a black belt in karate and won a s...
Literary figures
Thatcher Colt
Gender: Male
Police commissioner in New York, and the main character in eight orthodox whodunnits by Anthony Abbot (pseudonym for Fulton Oursler). Thatcher Colt is middle-aged, dark haired and brown eyed, born in a rich family, well educated, interested in poetry and always well dressed. He is a bachelor, but after a few novels he marries Florence Dunbar. He is also a skilled professional who solves the most...