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Sample of authors
Lindsay, Jeff
Jeff Lindsay’s real name is Jeffry P. Freundlich. He was born and grew up in Miami, with a father who was an art teacher. As a child, Lindsay was smaller than his schoolmates, was bullied and often involved in fights. This led him to start doing gym exercises but also meant he was a lonely child and he read a lot. During his university years in Vermont, he gained a black belt in karate and won a s...
Literary figures
Francis Pettigrew
Gender: Male
As a young lawyer he was seen as a rising star, but bad luck and unexpected problems led to Francis Pettigrew never becoming more than a bitter, mediocre barrister. After solving several murder cases, sometimes together with Detective Inspector Mallett, and marrying Eleanor Brown (who was half his age), his fortune changes and he can grow old in satisfaction, reports Cyril Hare (pseudonym for...