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Sample of authors
Cash, Wiley
Wiley Cash is an American crime writer. His first two novels went on to become bestsellers with a general appeal. He was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, where he grew up and attended high school. At eighteen, he went on to read a BA in literature at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, graduating in 2000. He continued to study for an MA in English at the University of North Carolina,...
Literary figures
Nestor Burma
Gender: Male
Private eye Nestor Burma is a famous character in French 20th century crime fiction. He runs his own detective agency, Fiat Lux, in Paris with his secretary Hélène Chatelain, who is hopelessly in love with him. They feature in a string of hardboiled, humorous books by Léo Malet. Burma also features in films, television dramas and a cartoon.