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Roberta Kray is a British author of crime drama novels. She is the widow of English gangster Reggie Kray. Roberta worked in publishing and media research for fifteen years. In 1996, she met Reggie Kray and they were soon married. It was through this marriage that Roberta learned about the crime in London’s East End […]
Felix Francis is an English author of crime fiction novels. He is the youngest son of author Dick Francis and has taken up the mantle from him since his passing. Like his father, Felix’s novels have the common theme of horse racing. Even before he officially started working with his father, Felix had assisted him […]
Peter Temple was a South African-born Australian novelist of crime fiction novels. He wrote the Jack Irish series. Before becoming a novelist, Temple worked as a journalist. He is the first Australian author to win a Gold Dagger Award – the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for crime fiction. Peter lived in Victoria, Australia with his wife […]
The Smythe-Smith Quartet is a series of historical romance novels by American author Julia Quinn. This Regency romance features a family of musicians who put a lot of heart into their craft, but aren’t actually any good. They are considered the world’s worst amateur musicians. As they are romance novels, the books focus on their […]
The Bridgerton series is a series of historical romance novels by American author Julia Quinn. Beginning in 1813 and ending in 1825, the series follows the Bridgerton family. Each novel follows a different child of the late Viscount Bridgerton: Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory and Hyacinth.
Julia Quinn is the pen name of American author Julie Pottinger, who writes historical romance novels. She writes the Bridgerton series and the Smythe-Smith Quartet series. Julia chose her pen name so that her novels would appear next to Amanda Quick‘s on bookshelves. She grew up reading Sweet Dreams and Sweet Valley High books, already […]
Inspector O is the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels by American novelist James Church. Inspector O is an elusive and mysterious detective based in North Korea, where he finds himself mixed in with various conspiracies and cover-ups. The series has been referred to as “an unusually nuanced and detailed portrait” of North […]
Written by Graeme McGaw He’s the answer to a trivia question – which player scored 10 points in one hockey game? The answer is Jim Harrison, the former Bruins, Leafs and Blackhawks player who in a WHA game in 1973 managed to score 3 goals and 7 assists.
James Church is the pen name for an American author of detective fiction/spy thriller novels. He writes the Inspector O series. Although his true identity is not revealed, what is known about him is that he grew up in California’s San Fernando Valley and that he was born in the 1940s. During Church’s career as […]
Herman Wouk (1915-2019) was an American author of historical fiction novels. He joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, which he bases much of his fiction on. Wouk kept a daily journal ever since 1937, which he uses for research. The U.S. Library of Congress scanned over 100 […]