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Sample of authors
Vallgren, Carl-Johan
Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren had a hard time deciding whether to focus on music or writing. Growing up, he attended various music schools and was fully committed to becoming a musician. If you ask him now what his profession is, he answers storyteller.
Vallgren was born in Linköping in and grew up at Skogstorp near Falkenberg. His mother was a childminder who later trained as a preschool ...
Literary figures
John Thorndyke
Gender: Male
A classic in crime literature, regarded as the first ‘scientific’ detective. Dr John Evelyn Thorndyke not only has degrees in Law and Medicine, he is also a forensic technician and pathologist, explains R. Austin Freeman in his books. Thorndyke is tall and strong, he is handsome, has exceptionally good eyesight and hearing, and a clever laboratory assistant called Polton.