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Portrait of Diane Mott Davidson Photo: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images (2013)

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Davidson, Diane Mott

The American crime writer Diane Mott Davidson was born, one of six siblings, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her father, a naval officer, was then stationed. She grew up in Washington D.C. as well as in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she attended St. Anne’s School. Her education continued at Wellesley College in Boston, Massachusetts, which only accepts female pupils, and she lived in the same s...

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Earl Jazine

Gender: Male

He is young, enthusiastic, self-assured – and a computer genius. Earl Jazine works for the CIB (the police Computer Investigation Bureau) in New York, the members of which are usually called ‘computer cops’. He spends most of his time at work, often together with his boss Carl Crader. His private life is rarely mentioned, but his creator Edward D. Hoch reveals that Earl has a weakness for beaut...

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