Sample of authors
Bloch, Robert
Robert Albert Bloch was born in Chicago. He moved with his family to Milwaukee in Wisconsin when he was ten years old. His mother was a social worker and his father worked in a bank. Bloch was a great admirer of H.P. Lovecraft; he had discovered Weird Tales, which included Lovecraft’s stories, when he was a teenager. Bloch eventually dared to write to Lovecraft, who replied to his letters, and o...
Literary figures
Henri Castang
Gender: Male
An experienced police officer, working in a nameless French city (which is reminiscent of Strasbourg), but also in places such as Brussels. Henri Castang is a thoughtful, eccentric detective who primarily searches for motives when he investigates a murder case. He is married to Vera, a Slovakian gymnast who was badly injured in a training exercise, and who has an important subsidiary role in...