Sample of authors
Orczy, Emmuska
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi, or Emmuska, which she preferred to be called, was born in Tarnaörs, Hungary. Her parents were Baron Félix Orczy de Orczi and Countess Emma Wass de Szentegyed et Cege. Both parents were descended from a prominent Austro-Hungarian noble family and related to many others. Félix Orczy was the son of a royal councillor and a well-...
Literary figures
Edward X. Delaney
Gender: Male
When his wife becomes terminally ill, he retires from the New York police. After her death, he consoles himself with giant sandwiches, which author Lawrence Sanders lets him create – and eat! – together with a new wife, Monica. Former detective Edward X. Delaney continues to solve murder cases as a hobby. He is a large and heavy man with grey hair cut very short, and he is ruthless when necessary.