Sample of authors
Shepherd, Lynn
The British author, Lynn Shepherd, attracted a great deal of attention in literary circles with her crime novels that primarily were based upon classic novels from the 19th century. She is reticent about her private life and her background, but it is known that she studied Literature at Oxford University and started working with marketing and advertising for various firms in London. In 2000 she...
Literary figures
Jack (Flashgun) Casey
Gender: Male
Protagonist in a suite of hard-boiled detective stories by George Harmon Coxe. The tall, heavily built and dark-haired Jack Casey - called "Flashgun" or just "Flash" - is a skilled but temperamental press photographer who is struggling with an injured knee. He ages somewhat in the books - is between 30 and 45 years old - and is skilled when it comes to solving cases with the help of, among other...