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Connelly, Michael
Michael Connelly is an American author of crime fiction born in Philadelphia. At the age of twelve, he moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He began to study for a building construction major at the University of Florida, Gainesville, but did not do as well as he expected. A keen admirer of Raymond Chandler, he decided to do a...
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Paul Temple
Gender: Male
A successful British crime writer who also turns out to be a clever amateur detective. He is handsome, exceptionally well brought-up (his most offensive expletive is ‘by Timothy!’) and is quite often called in to help Scotland Yard, author Francis Durbridge tells us. During an investigation, Paul Temple meets the beautiful and intelligent journalist Louise ‘Steve’ Trent who becomes his wife.