Stieg Trenter (right) with
the photographer K.W. Gullers
Photo: Carl Erik Sundström / TT (1958)
Sample of authors
Trenter, Stieg
Stieg Ivar Trenter, born Stig Ivar Johansson, grew up in Farsta, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. His father owned a general store. Although he did well, Trenter was never happy at school, and after graduating in 1931 he tried various professions such as office boy and working in an abattoir. He wanted to become an aviator, and he joined the air force, but he soon lost interest and he left after...
Literary figures
Ebenezer Gryce
Gender: Male
Gryce was a New York detective and an older man when he was introduced in 1878. A.K. Green’s last book about him did not appear until 1917. He is a kind, somewhat rotund, arthritic bachelor who evades eye contact with the persons he interrogates. However, his friendly demeanour and his empathy with “ordinary people” makes him a successful detective.