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Sample of authors
Craven, M.W.
British crime writer, born in Carlisle in Cumbria, England. When M.W. (Michael William) ‘Mike’ Craven was still a child, the family moved to Newcastle in Tyne and Wear, where he grew up. As a 16-year-old, he tired of school, and – mainly by chance – joined the army. He spent the next ten years moving from place to place in military service, but says himself that most of his time was occupied with...
Literary figures
Dangerous Davies
Gender: Male
A worn-out, tired detective constable in London. His first name is unknown, everybody calls him ‘Dangerous’ which is pure satire, his creator Leslie Thomas carefully points out. ‘Dangerous’ Davies is single, middle-aged, shabbily dressed, has a grey face, rents a room from a strict elderly lady who forces him to let his St Bernhard dog, Kitty, live in a scrap car. But he nevertheless manages to so...