Sample of authors
Adler-Olsen, Jussi
The Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen (his real name is Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen) chose, at the tender age of five, to call himself Jussi after the Swedish opera singer Jussi Björling. He was born in Copenhagen as the youngest of four children. His father was a consultant psychiatrist, which meant that the family often moved from one mental hospital to another. Between the formative ...
Literary figures
Abe (Abraham) Lieberman
Gender: Male
A tired and worn-out veteran in the Chicago police force. He is 60+ and suffers from arthritis as well as insomnia, according to author Stuart M. Kaminsky. However, Abraham ‘Abe’ Lieberman is happily married to Bess. Their daughter Lisa has just left a failed marriage and this has hit him hard. He looks like a sad dog and comforts himself with crossword puzzles, old films and books – parti...