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Sample of authors
Knox, Ronald A.
Monsignor Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was a well-known and much loved English Catholic priest, theologian and author of crime fiction. His theological writings are quoted to this day and his unconventional translation of the Bible is still in use. His writings gave rise to what is known as Sherlock Holmes studies and he wrote a handful much discussed crime stories and a classic crime novel as well as...
Literary figures
Jack Finch
Gender: Male
A taciturn, patient detective chief inspector in English Essex who solves his cases with the help of his knowledge of human nature, psychological insight and thorough police work in a suite of novels by June Thomson. Jack Finch – in the USA re-named as Jack Rudd – is unmarried and lives together with his sister. He finds it hard to have contact with women, often feels lonely and has a lot of sym...