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Inspector Thomas Lynley is a character featured in a series of mystery novels by American author Elizabeth George. Inspector Lynley is the 8th Earl of Asherton. Lynley and his partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are with Scotland Yard. Several of the Inspector Lynley novels have been adapted for the BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

Elizabeth George is an American author who is the creator of the Inspector Lynley character and series. As indicated by the “Inspector” title her character uses, her books fall into the detective and mystery genres. Although she is American, her character is British and her books are set in Great Britain. Elizabeth is not to […]

Paul Chavasse is a fictional character created by British author Jack Higgins. Chavasse works for The Bureau as an agent. The Bureau is a secret department of British Intelligence, which is disguised as a London import/export company. Chavasse is half-English, half-French and is multilingual.

Sean Dillon is a fictional character featured in a series of spy fiction novels by English author Jack Higgins. Dillon is an Irishman whose father was killed in crossfire between the IRA and the British, leading him to become an IRA member himself. He is a top-notch gunman, actor and a master of disguise.

Jack Higgins was an English novelist who largely wrote thriller novels and had written over sixty novels. He has also gone under the pseudonyms High Marlowe, James Graham and his real name of Harry Patterson. He was best known for his Sean Dillon novels. Several of his novels have been adapted into films, including among […]

Merry Gentry is a fictional character featured in a series of fantasy novels by American novelist Laurell K. Hamilton. Gentry is a faerie princess who is also a private investigator. In the world of Merry Gentry, faeries not only exist, but are very much accepted.

The Greater Foundation is a universe created by American author Isaac Asimov, considered to be a master of hard science fiction. The “Greater Foundation” universe consists of four actual series – the Robot series (best known for I, Robot), the Galactic Empire series (which Asimov used revisionism to go back and add them to the […]

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was an American author of hard science fiction and popular science books in addition to being a professor at Boston University. He is considered to be one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time. Asimov is most well known for his Foundation series as well as his Galactic Empire and […]

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter is a series of urban fantasy novels by American author Laurell K. Hamilton. In this universe, vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves and more run rampant. Blake is a necromancer who can control physical dead beings such as vampires and zombies, but not ghosts. There has also been a comic book adaptation of the […]

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American author who is best known for her Anita Blake series. She also writes the Merry Gentry series. The genres she writes in include horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance and erotica. She has written over 20 Anita Blake books, several Merry Gentry books, plus a few standalone novels including one […]