Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex
Sample of authors
Sjöwall, Maj
Maj Sjöwall was a Swedish author, journalist and translator born in Stockholm. Having been married twice between 1955 and 1962, she lived with her partner, Per Wahlöö, between 1963 until his death in 1975.
Maj Sjöwall found international fame with the ten social critical police novels she wrote with her partner Per Wahlöö, each featuring the subtitle "Novel about a Crime". These books are extre...
Literary figures
Earl Jazine
Gender: Male
He is young, enthusiastic, self-assured – and a computer genius. Earl Jazine works for the CIB (the police Computer Investigation Bureau) in New York, the members of which are usually called ‘computer cops’. He spends most of his time at work, often together with his boss Carl Crader. His private life is rarely mentioned, but his creator Edward D. Hoch reveals that Earl has a weakness for beaut...