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Sample of authors
Rendell, Ruth
The British crime writer Ruth Rendell was born in London as Ruth Barbara Graseman. Her mother was of Scandinavian origin and her father a former shipyard worker in Plymouth who was able to train as a technology and mathematics teacher as an adult. Ruth Rendell attended the County High School for Girls in Loughton, Essex. She was a feature writer and deputy editor at a number of local newspapers...
Literary figures
Thatcher Colt
Gender: Male
Police commissioner in New York, and the main character in eight orthodox whodunnits by Anthony Abbot (pseudonym for Fulton Oursler). Thatcher Colt is middle-aged, dark haired and brown eyed, born in a rich family, well educated, interested in poetry and always well dressed. He is a bachelor, but after a few novels he marries Florence Dunbar. He is also a skilled professional who solves the most...