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Sample of authors
O'Connell, Jack
Jack O’Connell was an American teacher and author known for his noir fantasy Quinsigamond novels. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he lived all his life in or near the city. In 1965, he was enrolled at the Blessed Sacrament School and attended the school until it was closed in 1972 when he went over to the Worcester Central Catholic School. In 1973, he enrolled at the St. John’s High S...
Literary figures
Tromp Kramer
Gender: Male
In the very first books, he is a brusque, prejudiced gentleman for whom one can feel little sympathy, but author James McClure lets him gradually develop to the better. Tromp ‘Trompie’ Kramer is a large man and white and is employed by the crime squad of the police department in the fictive town of Trekkersburg in South Africa. He lives with the widow Fourie, and works together with his Zulu ser...