Sample of authors
Sapper
Pseudonym for Englishman (Herman) Cyril McNeile, who – using the alias Sappar – was one of the best-selling English-language authors in the inter-war years. His simplistic and partisan nationalism, together with racist and fascist ideas, made him controversial already during his lifetime, and have meant that his books about the British officer and superman Hugh ‘Bulldog’ Drummond are still used in...
Literary figures
Edward X. Delaney
Gender: Male
When his wife becomes terminally ill, he retires from the New York police. After her death, he consoles himself with giant sandwiches, which author Lawrence Sanders lets him create – and eat! – together with a new wife, Monica. Former detective Edward X. Delaney continues to solve murder cases as a hobby. He is a large and heavy man with grey hair cut very short, and he is ruthless when necessary.