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Sample of authors
Penny, Louise
The Canadian author, Louise Penny, grew up in Toronto. She studied Journalism and worked as a TV and radio producer. She devoted herself to tough journalism and hard news, and said herself that she became "cynical, sarcastic, self-satisfied and supercilious". And an alcholic too. When she left journalism, there was above all one thing she took with her: the art of listening. "A good interviewer...
Literary figures
Travis McGee
Gender: Male
A former footballer and war veteran, living on a house-boat in Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Travis McGee is the main character in 21 novels by John D. MacDonald, in which he sometimes features as a private detective, but just likes to help people with problems. He is attractive to women, and has a lot of temporary relationships. He is clever at solving problems – but sometimes follows a c...