Agatha the Queen of Crime wrote 66 detective novels, numerous short stories and sold billions of books. Her characters have lived for 105 years and are still being read. Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Tommy and Tuppence are still being re-created in TV series, radio shows and films.

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Ngaio Marsh created Roderick Alleyn, Detective as her protagonist. He was not related to royalty but a middle-class policeman. She wrote 13 novels with him. She was also a member of the Detection Club. Stay Tuned.....

The bio of a character Protagonist from Wikipedia. It is so believable, a great character study, you have to remember he isn't real.

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Meet Albert Campion created by Margery Allingham in 1929 as a minor character but became her major character in 17 more novels and numerous short stories. Stay tuned...

The origin of Halloween and how it evolved. Banned horror books. Classic films of Halloween. Stay tuned...

Dracula is the most feared vampire ever. Bram Stoker wrote that book in 1897 when he was 50 years old. Was he influenced by our Edgar Allen Poe? The book has been banned off and on but considered a classic. It still gives me the chills... how about you?

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Howard gave us the story behind his books, three to date and the research and highlights as to why he wrote them. His newest book, Death on the River will be out soon so stay tuned....

Do you know who the Queens are and what characters they created? What about the American Detective Fiction Writers? Which characters did they create?

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