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Inspector Van Veeteren is the main character in a series of crime fiction novels by Swedish author Hakan Nesser. Van Veeteren is a detective who is based out of a fictional northern European city called Maardam. It is never stated which country the city is in, but it resembles several European countries such as Sweden, […]
Hakan Nesser is a Swedish author of crime fiction. He began writing in 1988, but didn’t start writing full-time until 1998, when he retired from teaching. Hakan grew up in Kumla, Sweden, but lived in Uppsala for many years until moving to New York City and then to London. He is best known for his […]
Charlotte “Charlie” Fox is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller novels by British author Zoe Sharp. Charlie Fox is a tough heroine who is self-sufficient. She is a self-defense instructor who has a shady military background and a deep, dark past. Bestselling author Lee Child was even quoted as saying “If I were […]
Miss Silver is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by British author Patricia Wentworth. Miss Maud Silver is a retired governess who starts working as a private detective, working closely with Scotland Yard.
Patricia Wentworth is the pen name of Dora Amy Elles (1878-1961), a British author of crime fiction. She is best known for her Miss Silver character. She attended Blackheath High School in London and was also educated privately. She married twice and had one daughter.
Lars Kepler is the pen name of Swedish authors Alexander & Alexandra Ahndoril. Together, they write Scandinavian crime fiction featuring Chief Inspector Joona Linna. Prior to teaming up, both authors had been published under their own names. They even submitted the manuscript to their debut collaborative novel (The Hypnotist) anonymously. They soon had Swedish tabloids […]
Ewert Grens is the central character in a series of Scandinavian crime fiction novels by Roslund-Hellstrom (Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom). Ewert Grens is Detective Superintendent for the Stockholm City Police Department. His age is estimated at 55-60 years old.
Roslund-Hellstrom is a Swedish writing team that consists of Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, who have teamed up together to write Scandinavian crime fiction. Their series character is Ewert Grens. Roslund has been a news reporter, journalist and news chief for Rapport News. Hellstrom is an ex-con and has founded an organization known as KRIS, […]
Javier Falcon is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction by British novelist Robert Wilson. Javier is Inspector Jefe of the Seville homicide unit in Seville, Spain. There, he investigates gruesome murders, fights political corruption, terrorism and the Russian mob. The series was adapted to a television series that airs on Sky in the […]
Robert Wilson is a British author of crime fiction, including history mystery novels, and spy fiction. He writes the Bruce Medway and Javier Falcon series. He is the winner of the 1999 CWA Gold Dagger Award. His novel The Silent and the Damned (aka The Vanished Hands in the USA) won the Gumshoe Award in […]