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Sample of authors
Johnstone, Doug
The Scottish novelist, musician and journalist Douglas ‘Doug’ Johnstone was born in Irvine in Scotland, but grew up in the Scottish town of Arbroath. He moved to Edinburgh in connection with his studies, gaining a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics at the University of Edinburgh. He worked a few years in that field – developing military technology – but in 1999 he tired of it and became a freelance arts jou...
Literary figures
Morten Martens
Gender: Male
A divorced foreman in a printing works in Trondheim, Norway, with a daughter, an everyday, friendly appearance, and a dream of becoming rich. Morten Martens makes an attempt by printing counterfeit pound banknotes, which results in political unrest internationally, and he has to flee and live under various assumed names. In the books by Fredrik Skagen he often finds himself in trouble on account...