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Sample of authors
French, Nicci
Nicci French is the pseudonym of the husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard (born 1958) and Sean French (born 1959). They are both journalists and have each published books under their own names. As Nicci French, they are known for their acclaimed psychological thrillers.
Nicci Gerrard was born in Worcestershire. She attended Alice Ottley School, Worcester, and read English literature at Oxford...
Literary figures
Yngvar Stubø
Gender: Male
Detective inspector in Oslo, later superintendent. Yngvar Stubø – who is often called Adam Stubo in translations – is a middle-aged man with an everyday appearance and who is described as gruff, but is also very fond of children. He meets and builds a family with forensic psychologist Inger Johanne Vik, who is the principal protagonist in a suite of thriller-like novels by Anne Holt, and toge...