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Sample of authors
Charteris, Leslie
Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy physician and company manager who claimed he was related to an ancient Chinese imperial family. Charteris' mother, Lydia Florence Bowyer, was English. Young Leslie was educated at home and on the many journeys he made with his parents; he claimed to have toured the world three...
Literary figures
Race Williams
Gender: Male
He is considered to be the very first of the most cynical, violent and so-called hard-boiled detectives in crime fiction. He shoots first, and asks questions later, and is the main character in a suite of novels and short stories by Carroll John Daly. Race Williams is a large and strong man, quick-witted and skilled with weapons. He works first in New York and Chicago, and later on the American...