Sample of authors
Lindstein, Mariette
Swedish author and lecturer, born as Mariette Westam in Halmstad, where she also grew up. As a child, she wrote ghost stories, and when she was in her teens she wrote short stories which she got published in magazines for teenagers. After finishing upper-secondary school, she became interested in scientology and moved to Malmö in 1978 together with her boyfriend to go on some of the courses ...
Literary figures
Cockie Cockrill
Gender: Male
His first name is not mentioned in the books by Christianna Brand (pseud. for Mary Lewis), but Cockrill is called "Cockie" by his friends and colleagues. He is an older gentleman, short – described as “bird-like” – with brown eyes, thick eyebrows and white hair. A widower for many years, he usually wears a raincoat with his hat askew, and solves his cases with great patience while chain-smoking se...